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Scott Number: R154 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5270

Denomination/Type: 1c green Franklin, red large I.R. overprint, perf. 12

Estimated Retail Value: $ 40.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Boxed

Cancel Color: Magenta/Purple

Cancel Date: September 12, 1898

Cancel or Company Type: Steamship, Shipping, or Maritime

Company: Charles Kennee & Co.

City: Chicago

State: Illinois

September 1898 bill of lading for 47,350 bushels of barley shipped via the steamer D.C. Whitney from Chicago to Buffalo, New York.

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