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very rarepre-1900
Millbury, Massachusetts 5 Cents Provisional
United States · 1846 · 5 CENTS
A black handstamped provisional stamp from Millbury, Massachusetts, featuring 'MILLBURY Ms.' and '5 CENTS' within a rectangular frame.
Issued locally in 1846, this provisional stamp from Millbury, Massachusetts, predates uniform federal postage and represents an early, localized effort to provide postal services in the United States.
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