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Scott Number: R154 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5357

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

2025 Scott Catalog Value: $ 0.70

Estimated Retail Value: $ 24.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Other

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: July 16, 1898

Cancel or Company Type: Law Firm, or Federal, State or Local Government

Company: USPS

City: Birmingham

State: Alabama

Horizontal pair of 1c Franklins with provisional IR overprints, used illegally as postage on an 1898 cover.

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