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10-cent Washington
10c Washington bisect on cover
Scott Catalogue USA: 2a
Description:
diagonal bisect of 10 cent stamp used as 5 cents on cover; mailed June 30, 1851, the last day on which 5 cent rate was in effect; bisect cancelled with blue grid commonly used in Philadelphia at the time
Date:
June 30, 1851
Medium:
paper; ink (black)
Museum ID:
2005.6603.3.1.3
Collection:
Credits:
The Benjamin K. Miller Stamp Collection, The New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations
