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  • 80c Silver Tax revenue stamp single

    Date
    1944

  • $1 Washington Foreign Exchange proof horizontal pair

    Date
    1862-1871

  • 40c Silver Tax revenue stamp pane of 100

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    1944

  • Proof

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    1862

  • Essay

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    1903

  • Proof

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    1862

  • Proof

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    1862

  • Trial Color Proof

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    1862

  • Plate Proof

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    1862

  • $500 Documentary revenue stamp pane of four

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    1958

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