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Scott Number: R28c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5423

Denomination/Type: 5c Playing Cards, red, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 40.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 75.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: April 24, 1867

Cancel or Company Type: Bank, Banker, or Broker

Company: William B. Wesson

City: Detroit

State: Michigan

5-cent Playing Cards used illegally/improperly as a documentary, along with two 2-cent revenues, paying 9 cents tax on an 1867 land contract: 5 cents on April 24 per agreement, 2 cents on April 24 paying the receipt tax for the payment made at the time the contract was executed, and 2 cents on June 1 paying the receipt tax for the first scheduled payment.

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