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Scott Number: R2c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5905

Denomination/Type: 1c Playing Cards, red, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value: $ 305.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 225.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Manuscript

Cancel Date: May 28, 1863

Cancel or Company Type: Manufacturer or Industrial Trade

Company: Oswego Starch Factory

City: Auburn

State: New York

1-cent and 2-cent Playing Cards used improperly as documentaries, along with two 10-cent Inland Exchanges paying the tax on an 1863 promissory note. It appears that someone later recognized that only 23 cents tax was affixed, underpaying the tax, and subsequently a 2-cent Bank Check was added to pay the full tax due. This is the first excample I have seen of the 1-cent and 2-cent Playing Cards together on document.

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