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<p>[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2433325, member: 22729"]Thanks for the additional info on one of my favorite counterstamps. It's always nice to learn new things about these pieces. You're likely right about the coins being used as tickets or boarding passes. The stamp itself may have also been used to mark property aboard the ship.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is one of the really historical pieces out there, IMO. Anything of the Civil War era is special to me, and this one certainly is. Very much appreciate your reviving this old thread.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie1" alt=":)" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Bruce[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="BRandM, post: 2433325, member: 22729"]Thanks for the additional info on one of my favorite counterstamps. It's always nice to learn new things about these pieces. You're likely right about the coins being used as tickets or boarding passes. The stamp itself may have also been used to mark property aboard the ship. This is one of the really historical pieces out there, IMO. Anything of the Civil War era is special to me, and this one certainly is. Very much appreciate your reviving this old thread.:) Bruce[/QUOTE]
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