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5c Providence, RI provisional, single

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Record status

Individual type · partial

Period

1846

5c Providence, RI provisional, single — postage stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 0.260305.151.10.1), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA 10X1. Dated by the museum: 1846. Medium: paper(yellowish white); ink (gray black ).

Evidence at a glance

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Catalogue references
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Historical context

5c Providence RI provisioinal unused, gray black

Physical characteristics

Medium
paper(yellowish white); ink (gray black )

Identification

Place
Rhode Island (state; United States of America)
Topic
Floyd S. Leach Collection
Date recorded
1846
Museum object number
0.260305.151.10.1
Museum classification
Postage Stamps

Catalogue references

  • ScottUSA 10X1

Research required

  • Research required: this record describes a single museum example; confirm perforation, watermark, printing and variety details against philatelic references.
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