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Scott Number: RB13b Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5716

Denomination/Type: Proprietary: 3c orange, watermark 191R, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 4.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 10.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Printed/Typeset

Cancel Color: Black

Cancel Date: September 05, 1874

Cancel or Company Type: Druggist, Pharmacist, or Patent Medicine

Company: Nathan Van Beil & Co.

City: New York

State: New York

Manufacturers of 'Rye and Rock' proprietary medicine, which consisted of large sugar crystals dissolved in rye whiskey. These are fairly common cancels on the 2nd issue proprietary stamps, but these are interesting in that they show that the sheets were run through the printing press applying the cancels twice, at odd angles.

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