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6¢ Sheet Stamp - Most On Cover

Currently, the largest known number of the 6¢ sheet stamp on cover, parcel piece, or tag is: 10.

Description: Letter from New Yory City to Johannesburg, South Africa containing ten 6¢ Prexies paying the 60¢ required for a double weight air mail letter.

Owner/Source: Richard Pederson

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Scott811(10)AirToSAfrica(RP).jpg
Scott811(10)AirToSAfrica(RP)Rev.jpg

Description: Censored international air mail letter from Boston, Massachusetts to Calcutta, India with 10 copies of the 6 cent Prexie on the front along with two copies of the 5 cent Prexie. The letter was mailed on July 20, 1942, and the 70¢ in postage paid the 70¢ per one-half ounce rate to India with FAM service from San Francisco to Leopoldville and air via Cairo to India.

Owner/Source: Richard Pederson

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USScott811(10)_810(2)RP.jpg
USScott811(10)_810(2)RPRev.jpg

Description: International air mail letter from New York City to the Belgian Congo with 20 copies of the 9 cent Prexie on the front and 10 copies of the 6 cent Prexie on the reverse. The letter was mailed on February 18, 1945, and the $2.40 in postage paid four times the 60¢ per one-half ounce rate to the Belgian Congo.

Owner/Source: Richard Pederson (ex-Shapiro)

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USScott814(20)_811(10)RPRev.jpg
USScott814(20)_811(10)RP.jpg

Currently, the fourth largest known number of the 6¢ sheet stamp on cover, parcel piece, or tag is: 8.

Description: Parcel piece with Czechoslovakian Field Post cancels on parcel sent to London, England containing 8 copies of Scott 811 with Chicago, ILL pre-cancel.

Owner/Source: Richard Pederson

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USScott811(8)001.jpg
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