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Thrift stamp, U.S. War savings Certificate 25 c


('PROPIETARY HELMBOLD'S GENUINE PREPARATIONS')


('DALLEY'S GALVANIC HORSE SALVE')


('Dr.D.H.SEELYE & Co FREEPORT, ILL')


'LANMAN & KEMP NEW YORK U.S. INTER. REV'

 

MEDICINE STAMPS


(Examples, 'ALLCOCK'S POROUS PLASTER', two types)


Jeremiah Curtis & son Soothing Syrup

STOCK TRANSFER TAX


('STATE OF NEW YORK STOCK TRANSFER TAX')


(Inscription 'FEDERAL USA MEXICO 1914 1915')

 

CALIFORNIA STATE REVENUE

The following values were issued in 1867 (types different for each value): 4 c orange, 8 c brown, 10 c blue, 15 c blue, 20 c brown, 30 c red, 40 c red, 50 c yellow, 50 c brown, 50 c violet, 60 c red, 70 c brown, 70 c orange, 80 c red, 1 $ violet, 1 $ orange, 1 $ yellow, 1.40 $ green, 1.50 $ green, 2 $ violet, 2 $ lilac, 3 $ red, 3 $ blue, 4 $ red, 4 $ green, 5 $ red, 6 $ red, 7 $ blue, 7 $ brown, 8 $ brown, 10 $ brown, 14 $ violet (two shades), 15 $ blue, 15 $ brown, 19 $ brown, 20 $ red, 28 $ violet, 30 $ red, 38 $ violet, 45 $ brown, 45 $ violet, 56 $ violet and $ 56 brown.
All values are imperforate, the values 4 c orange, 10 c blue, 20 c brown, 40 c red, 50 c yellow and 1 $ yellow also exist rouletted.
Many values were also used as money, they were encased and often cut to shape to fit in these casings, example:

CALIFORNIA STATE TAX


('EXCHANGE' with red control overprint of the tax controller)

Several circular stamps in the above design were issued. They were first issued in 1856. Several values and designs exist 'BILL OF LADING', 'EXCHANGE' (all with 'FIRST, 'SECOND' etc.), 'INSURANCE' and 'PASSENGER'.

 

NEVADA STATE REVENUE

These fiscal stamps were first issued in 1865, examples:

 

MATCH TAX STAMPS

Many 'Match tax stamps' were issued, I'll just give some examples here:


Arnold & Co New York and Bentz New York


D.Burhans & Co Burlington Iowa and Brown & Durling, Wadsworth Ohio


Excelsior Matches, two types


JAS Clark Star Matches and Telegraph Matches N.Y. Match Co.


Star Match Corporation, E.R.T. Matches and Bowers & Dunham


Charles Hale and WM Gates matches


The LG Hotchkiss Matches Co and F.P. Newton the Clark Match Co


Greenleaf & Co Matches


P.Eichele & Co Matches and portrait of Washington with inscription 'MATCHES'


Barber Match Ohio and Anchor Match Fortland Oregon


(Barber Match Co.)


Perry Davis & Son Proprietary


Ives Matches


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