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Scott Number: R15c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 4441

Denomination/Type: 2c U.S. Internal Revenue, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.25

Estimated Retail Value: $ 150.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: December 02, 1870

Cancel or Company Type: Bank, Banker, or Broker

Company: Bank of New Orleans

City: New Orleans

State: Louisiana

1870 Bank of New Orleans sight draft (foreign exchange) sent overseas, where French revenue stamp was affixed to the reverse. Combination usages of U.S. and non-U.S. revenue stamps from this era are very scarce.

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