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Scott Number: 178 Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5770

Denomination/Type: 2c Jackson, vermilion, perf. 12, yellowish wove paper, secret mark

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 15.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 50.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Manuscript

Cancel Date: September 02, 1879

Cancel or Company Type: Unknown

City: Chicopee

State: Massachusetts

Improper use of 2c vermilion Andrew Jackson paying 2 cents tax on an 1879 check, subsequently caught, and an R152b affixed properly paying the tax, the latter tied via embossed cancel.

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