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Scott Number: R23c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 4802

Denomination/Type: 5c Agreement, red, perforated

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.50

Estimated Retail Value: $ 300.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Single Line

Cancel Color: Magenta/Purple

Cancel or Company Type: Railroad

Company: Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Co.

Monthly railroad pass, taxed as an agreement (see language above stamp). There are some very beautiful railroad passes with RNs imprinted upon them, but they are incredibly expensive. The ones like this from the Civil War era are actually less common, but they bring less on the market.

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