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Scott Number: 286 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5346 Denomination/Type: 2c Trans-Mississippi, copper red, perf. 12 2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 2.75 Estimated Retail Value: $ 250.00 What is this? Cancel Method: Handstamped - Boxed Cancel Color: Magenta/Purple Cancel Date: July 26, 1898 Cancel or Company Type: Bank, Banker, or Broker Company: Citizens National Bank City: Des Moines State: Iowa 2-cent Trans-Mississippi used illegally as a revenue stamp on a July 1898 check, caught, a 2-cent battleship documentary subsequently affixed and both stamps tied by a boxed bank handstamp. If you have any information or comments about this cancel or stamp, please email me. |