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Scott Number: R36c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5226

Denomination/Type: 10c Inland Exchange, blue, perforated

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.30

Estimated Retail Value: $ 250.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Undetermined

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: September 1868

Cancel or Company Type: Law firm or Federal, State, or Local Government Entity

Company: USPS

City: Chicago

State: Illinois

10-cent Inland Exchage used illegally as postage on an 1868 advertising cover to England. Caught once it reached England (note the 'MORE TO PAY' handstamp cancel). Receiving handstamps on reverse.

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