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Scott Number: R19c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5918

Denomination/Type: 3c Telegraph, green, perforated

2025 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 3.00

Estimated Retail Value: $ 45.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Manuscript

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

City: Saratoga

State: New York

Very unusual document: an teacher's certificate dated 1858 subsequently used in 1863 as a receipt (?) with a 3c telegraph and 2c bank check paying the 5c tax.

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