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Scott Number: R5a Collection Reference No. for Communications: 4053

Denomination/Type: 2c Bank Check, blue, imperforate

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 1.50

Estimated Retail Value: $ 50.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Oval

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: September 1863

Cancel or Company Type: Express, Carrier, or Delivery

Company: Wells Fargo & Co.

Superb example with gigantic jumbo margins and a blue Wells Fargo handstamp cancel.

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