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  • #267 1895 2c Washington, Carmine, Double Line Watermark, Type III, Perf. 12
    March 28, 2026

    First Stamp Canceling Machine
    On March 28, 1876, a Boston inventor received a patent that would transform the way America handled its mail. The Leavitt canceling machine didn’t just speed up a mundane postal task — it helped launch the modern era of mail processing. And it arrived at exactly the right moment.
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