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Scott Number: R59c Collection Reference No. for Communications: 2813

Denomination/Type: 50c Mortgage, blue, perforated

2023 Scott Catalog Value (for a single stamp): $ 0.70

Estimated Retail Value: $ 125.00 What is this?

Cancel Method: Handstamped - Circle

Cancel Color: Blue

Cancel Date: August 28, 1868

Cancel or Company Type: Unknown

City: Philadelphia

State: Pennsylvania

Also has a French revenue stamp applied on the reverse. Combination uses of U.S. and foreign revenues on the same document during the Civil War era are exceptionally scarce.

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