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Scott Number: R228 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5349

Denomination/Type: 1c carmine rose, watermark 191R, perf. 11

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.25

Estimated Retail Value: $ 60.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Other

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: December 19, 1917

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

Company: USPS

City: Mackinaw

State: Illinois

Very scarce illegal usage, a 1-cent documentary used, not as postage, but instead as a postage due stamp.

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