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Scott Number: R162

Collection Reference No. for Communications: 5964

Denomination/Type: 1/2c dark gray, rouletted 5.5

Estimated Retail Value: $ 175.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Multiple Cancel Types

Cancel Color: Magenta/Purple

Cancel Date: September 11, 1898

Cancel or Company Type: Railroad

Company: Wagner Palace Car Co.

City: Chicago

State: Illinois

Very scarce baggage check ticket, taxed as an agreement. Like pawn tickets, railway passes, etc., nobody saved these, since they were not financial or legal documents. Once the immediate purpose was accomplished, they were universally discarded.

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