This specimen is an unused five cent black on bluish paper. It has an estimated market value of $130,000.
Issued in 1846 by stamp postmaster Asa Holman Waters, the Millbury Provisional is only one of two United States provisionals with a portrait as part of the design. It is widely accepted that the portrait in the Millbury provisional is that of President George Washington. The Millbury provisional is, also, one of few provisionals where the term "Post Office" appears without a town name. There are only 18 known examples of the Millbury Provisional, three on pieces, and some with a circular date stamp with the town name mis-spelled "Milbury." The earliest documented use of the Millbury Provisional was on August 21, 1846. This specimen is an unused example with a value in today's market of $130,000.
Issued in 1846 by stamp postmaster Asa Holman Waters, the Millbury Provisional is only one of two United States provisionals with a portrait as part of the design. It is widely accepted that the portrait in the Millbury provisional is that of President George Washington. The Millbury provisional is, also, one of few provisionals where the term "Post Office" appears without a town name. There are only 18 known examples of the Millbury Provisional, three on pieces, and some with a circular date stamp with the town name mis-spelled "Milbury." The earliest documented use of the Millbury Provisional was on August 21, 1846. This specimen is an unused example with a value in today's market of $130,000.
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