3c Rose (65). Rich color, choice centering, cancelled by clear strike of New York City Union Soldier's Head fancy cancel, Very Fine, a choice strike of this Civil War tribute cancel--the creation and use of this fancy cancel in the spring of 1866 coincided with the return of soldiers from the Civil War, it is known on at least one domestic cover, but apparently the cancelling device migrated to the foreign-mail exchange office, where it was used to cancel stamps on mail to foreign countries--ex Sapperstein and Senchuk, with 2009 P.F. certificate

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