Price's City Express 2 Cents Green
United States · 1857 · 2 cents
The stamp features black text on a green background, with 'PRICE'S CITY EXPRESS' at the top, 'POST' in the center, and '2 CENTS' at the bottom, all enclosed within a simple rectangular border.
This stamp represents a local post service, Price's City Express, which operated in the United States during a period when private companies provided mail delivery services, often supplementing or competing with the nascent official postal system.
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Image: <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Nonenmac" title="User:Nonenmac">R. A. Nonenmacher</a> · License: Public domain
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Perfectly centered, fresh, no faults
Well centered, fresh colors
Nicely centered, minor flaws
Average centering, acceptable
Off-center or visible wear
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