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Scott Number: R6c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 4785

Denomination/Type: 2c Bank Check, orange, perforated

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.45

Estimated Retail Value: $ 250.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Boxed

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: June 01, 1866

Cancel or Company Type: Steamship/Shipping/Maritime Company

Company: Pacific Mail Steamship Co.

City: New York

State: New York

Bold and complete strike of a very scarce rounded-corner boxed cancel. It almost always is found on 25-cent denominations, very rarely on low denominations.

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