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Scott Number: RB11b Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5624

Denomination/Type: Proprietary: 1c green, watermark 191R, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.50

Estimated Retail Value: $ 150.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Other

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: June 20, 1899

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

Company: USPS

City: Hoboken

State: New Jersey

Two 1-cent proprietary revenue stamps used illegally as postage on an 1899 Spanish American War patriotic cover.

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