My Revenue Stamp Collection Newest Additions

These are the newest additions to my collection.

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Scott # R20c. Added April 8, 2018 at 20:14

Boston & Worcester Railroad. Tolman B-10. Double transfer at top, position 78.

Scott # RJM8. Added April 7, 2018 at 20:45

Scott # RJM4. Added April 7, 2018 at 20:34

Scott # R144. Added March 30, 2018 at 16:49

C. S. Clark. Lumber dealer.

Scott # R144. Added March 30, 2018 at 16:45

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. Three strikes from the steamship OCEAN QUEEN.

Scott # R27c. Added March 30, 2018 at 16:27

Very crisp example of extensive double transfer at bottom, also showing considerable doubling in FIVE and left scrollwork.

Scott # R19b. Added March 30, 2018 at 16:21

Z. D. S., Treas. Del. Co.. Treasurer of Delaware County perhaps?

Scott # R1a. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:52

Horizontal strip of 5. Catalogue value shown is for 2 pairs and a single.

Scott # R6c. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:47

Stix, Krouse & Co.. Wholsale clothing.

Scott # RB1b. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:39

A. A. Constantine.

Scott # R68c. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:30

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. Single strike from the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. ship GREAT REPUBLIC. Stamp also has a strongly recut frame line at upper left.

Scott # R115. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:24

Insurance agents.

Scott # R83c. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:12

A. C. Badger.

Scott # R51a. Added March 29, 2018 at 21:05

B. A. M. W.. Great cancel, but could be a trimmed R51c. The margins are small and a bit jagged.

Scott # R44d. Added March 29, 2018 at 19:46

M. K. Jessup & Company. This mixed cancel attributes the star-numeral-star punch cancel that is frequently seen.

Scott # R82c. Added March 25, 2018 at 19:09

Bruhn & Waldkirch.

Scott # R54ce. Added March 25, 2018 at 18:52

Wm. H. Guild, General Agent.

Scott # R15c. Added March 25, 2018 at 18:37

Bannock Ditch & Mining Co..

Scott # R96c. Added March 25, 2018 at 18:33

Double transfer.

Scott # R135. Added March 25, 2018 at 18:22

Camden & Atlantic Rail Road. Octagonal boxed railroad cancel. Unlisted in Tolman.

Scott # R45a. Added March 25, 2018 at 17:56

Block of 4 with punch, manuscript, and block LIQUIDATED handstamp cancels.

Scott # R27c. Added March 25, 2018 at 17:10

D & M. R.. Vertical pair.

Scott # R86c. Added March 25, 2018 at 17:03

T.E.H. Meticulously-drawn block letter cancel.

Scott # R6c. Added March 25, 2018 at 16:57

P.V.K & Co..

Scott # R24c. Added March 25, 2018 at 11:09

American Tunnel Co.. Double transfer, position 121 (erroneously listed as a triple transfer in Scott) along with a bold handstamp cancel.

Scott # RK19a. Added March 25, 2018 at 10:59

Precanceled diagonal bisect on piece.

Scott # R13d. Added March 25, 2018 at 10:37

Reading Savings Bank. Central portion of crude oversized bank handstamp.

Scott # R29c. Added March 25, 2018 at 10:30

Block of 4.

Scott # R85c. Added March 25, 2018 at 10:26

S. Myers, Sheriff. Interesting 'Sheriffs Deed' manuscript cancel.

Scott # R81c. Added March 25, 2018 at 9:55

S. Myers. Interesting 'Sheriffs Deed' manuscript cancel.

Scott # RB23p. Added March 18, 2018 at 18:35

The Oakley Soap & Perfumery Co.. 5/8-cent battleship Proprietary revenue stamp still affixed to the back of an ornately printed envelope of 'Oakley's Florabel Sachet'.

Scott # R13d. Added March 18, 2018 at 17:32

Uncancelled left-margin pair. Per the Curtis Census, only the 5th reported multiple of any size.

Scott # 113. Added March 18, 2018 at 17:22

Block of 4 and a single, used illegally as revenue stamps, paying 10-cents tax on a January 1, 1872 promissory note. Used blocks of #113 are incredibly scarce, considerably more so than mint blocks. To my knowledge, this is the only reported revenue usage of a #113 block.

Scott # R81c. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:50

One bored clerk. ;)

Scott # RB12b. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:47

S. W. F. & Sons.

Scott # RB11b. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:42

Very unusual handstamp with 'NOT(?) FOR NEW ENGLAND' in wording.

Scott # R163p. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:33

Northern Pacific Express.

Scott # RB13b. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:30

W. C. For???. Unusual printed signature cancel, some of the lettering indeterminate. Second initial could be C, G, or E. Bottom margin imprint partially visible.

Scott # R48c. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:26

Eureka Fire & Marine Insurance Co.. Very ornate large format shield/boxed handstamp cancel.

Scott # RB13b. Added March 11, 2018 at 20:22

E & B. Shield cancel with script "E & B". Notice how the dates in the cancel cover multiple years rather than being a specific date. Unusual.

Scott # R46a. Added March 11, 2018 at 19:36

Thomas J. Lancaster. Agent of the Germania Fire Insurance Co. Very scarce stencil cancel.

Scott # RB15b. Added March 11, 2018 at 19:30

S. O. A. Murphy, General Agent. Large format multi-line handstamp cancel.

Scott # R144. Added March 11, 2018 at 19:23

Chase & Co.. Scarce octagonal 'Rail Road and Ste(amship) TICKET OFF(ICE)'.

Scott # R27c. Added March 11, 2018 at 19:19

W. H. S.. Crude block handstamp.

Scott # RB14a. Added March 11, 2018 at 19:11

Jules Houriet.

Scott # RB15b. Added March 11, 2018 at 18:54

L. S. Co..

Scott # R23c. Added March 11, 2018 at 18:48

George H. Moore, Clerk. Court Quarter Sessions.

Scott # RB14b. Added March 11, 2018 at 18:42

Dr. S. S. Fitch & Son. Unusual in that the overwhelming majority of proprietary cancels are either handstamped or printed.

Scott # R65c. Added March 11, 2018 at 18:35

V & Co..

Scott # R13b. Added March 2, 2018 at 20:13

Absolutely huge vertical margins.

Scott # R2c. Added February 26, 2018 at 20:21

Scratched plate. Quite scarce.

Scott # R5c. Added February 24, 2018 at 22:16

Dry Dock Savings Bank. Two superb strikes of ornate boxed cancel on a bank draft receipt.

Scott # R32a. Added February 24, 2018 at 22:08

E. & M.. Beautiful ornate circular cancel.

Scott # R237. Added February 24, 2018 at 20:45

The Edward Flash Co.. Incredibly scarce document with manuscript Future Delivery provisional overprints. Three 40-cent, eight 1-cent, and twelve 2-cent documentaries, all manuscript overprinted "F.D." The official overprinted Future Delivery stamps were not yet available. This confirmation memo was for 100 barrels of cotton seed oil to be delivered in January 1918.

Scott # RC20a. Added February 24, 2018 at 20:37

Orange serial numbers. Complete strip of 4 (unlisted in Scott) with the bottom stamp being the double transfer.

Scott # R164p. Added February 24, 2018 at 20:29

USPS. 2-cent battleship used illegally as postage on cover with Pan-American Exposition cancel, caught and held for postage.

Scott # R229. Added February 24, 2018 at 20:21

USPS. Illegal use of revenue as postage on an illustrated hotel cover.

Scott # R164. Added February 24, 2018 at 20:08

USPS. Illegal use of 2-cent battleship revenue as postage, long out of period, on ship cover with attractive REGULATING OFFICE marking on front and ship's visit cachet cancel on reverse.

Scott # R197. Added February 24, 2018 at 19:52

USPS. Illegal use of revenue as postage on an RPO cover.

Scott # R164. Added February 24, 2018 at 19:46

USPS. 2-cent battleship used illegally as postage on cover. Caught and sent to Dead Letter Office where it waited until postage was paid for and then regular postage stamp affixed. Great auxiliary markings.

Scott # 279. Added February 24, 2018 at 19:20

Vertical pair used illegally as revenues on a bank check.

Scott # 157. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:58

Illegal use of Scott #157 as revenue stamp on an 1873 check with vignette.

Scott # 73. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:48

Illegal use of 2-cent Black Jack (Scott #73) as revenue stamp, subsequently caught and R15c affixed over the top, on a court document.

Scott # 65. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:37

New London Northern Rail Road. Illegal use of Scott #65 as revenue stamp on a handwritten receipt from the New London Northern Rail Road.

Scott # 65. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:29

Grant & Prest. Illegal use of Scott #65 used as revenue on an attractive billhead from Grant & Prest, 'Wholesale and retail dealers in groceries, agricultural implements, field and garden seeds.'

Scott # 158. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:17

Illegal use of Scott #158 as a revenue stamp overpaying the tax on a check.

Scott # 157. Added February 24, 2018 at 18:12

Illegal use of 2-cent Andrew Jackson (Scott #157) as revenue stamp on a check.

Scott # 73. Added February 24, 2018 at 11:26

Illegal user of 2-cent Black Jack as a revenue, along with an R15c, on a promissory note.

Scott # 73. Added February 24, 2018 at 11:12

Connecticut Retreat for the Insane. Illegal use of 2-cent Black Jack on a receipt from the Connecticut Retreat for the Insane.

Scott # 113. Added February 22, 2018 at 20:15

Illegal use of Scott #113 (2-cent horse and rider) as a revenue stamp.

Scott # 73. Added February 21, 2018 at 20:29

L. Reynard. Illegal use of Scott #73 as revenue.

Scott # 76. Added February 20, 2018 at 23:10

Margin imprint single used illegally as a revenue stamp on an affadavit. Ironically, the document is attesting to the fitness of a William Henderson to practice law.

Scott # 150. Added February 20, 2018 at 22:18

10-cent Jefferson used illegally as postage on an 1871 promissory note.

Scott # 73. Added February 19, 2018 at 20:46

Illegal usage of postage stamp as a revenue on document.

Scott # 73. Added February 19, 2018 at 20:41

Illegal usage of postage stamp as a revenue on document.

Scott # R44c. Added January 23, 2018 at 22:16

People's Transportation Company.

Scott # R66c. Added January 12, 2018 at 17:11

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. Three strikes of Pacific Mail Steamship Co. single-line cancels, two of the ship MONTANA and one of the ship GREAT REPUBLIC. Mixed-ship occurences, while documented, are very scarce, with only a handful known to exist.

Scott # RB4d. Added December 17, 2017 at 18:36

Alfred Tatem. Vertical bisect on a complete label for a trial size of 'Fish's Saratoga Asperient' prepared by George H. Fish & SOns, Saratoga Springs, New York. The regular size would have been taxed at 4 cents, hence the 2-cent tax on the trial size. Scott lists but does not price RB4d. This is the first example I have ever seen. I am aware of one other example, found by a New York collector approximately 40 years ago.

Scott # RB28p. Added December 17, 2017 at 18:17

A. L. Howe for Arkansas Construction Co.. Not only a first day of tax usage, which are highly sought after, but also an illegal/improper usage, with RB28 2-cent proprietary battleship used instead of a documentary. A double whammy!

Scott # RO157a. Added December 17, 2017 at 13:39

Scott # RO157a, proprietary match stamp from D. M. Richardson, used illegally/improperly as a documentary on an 1867 handwritten receipt. Very scarce. Ex-Morrissey.

Scott # R112. Added December 17, 2017 at 13:17

Phillips & Jordan Iron Co.. Gorgeous Phillips & Jordan Iron Co. stock certificate, featuring an R112 with socked-on-the nose cancel at right along with a hammered matching embossed seal at left. What really takes this certificate to 11 is the manufacturing vignette at center. It may not be apparent in the scan, but it is printed in reflective metallic bronze, extremely unusual.

Scott # R15c. Added December 17, 2017 at 12:49

Jacob B. Ritter. This may very well be the largest ornate handstamp cancel I have ever seen, on a billhead from Jacob Ritter, 'importer of bolting cloths'. The branding in the cancel text matches the branding at upper left on the billhead. Gorgeous!

Scott # RB21. Added December 17, 2017 at 12:35

Standard Perfume House. A colorfully printed envelope of perfume powder with RB21 affixed, with 'S.P.H. 1899' (Standard Perfume House) straight line cancel.

Scott # R24c. Added December 17, 2017 at 10:19

B. Baker, town clerk. An 1866 dog license from Brookline, Mass., with a dog's head vignette. Very uncommon document type. Reading the text of the statutes, it's clear that while while there were penalties for harming a licensed dog, society of the time had no love for unlicensed animals, which were to be killed on sight. The SPCA would not approve...

Scott # R23c. Added December 17, 2017 at 10:14

Indianapolis, Cincinnati & Lafayette Railroad Co.. Monthly railroad pass, taxed as an agreement (see language above stamp). There are some very beautiful railroad passes with RNs imprinted upon them, but they are incredibly expensive. The ones like this from the Civil War era are actually less common, but they bring less on the market.

Scott # 73. Added December 17, 2017 at 10:07

Boston and Providence Railroad Corp.. Bill of lading from the Boston and Providence Railroad, with an illegal usage of a 2-cent Blackjack as revenue.

Scott # R44c. Added December 17, 2017 at 10:00

F. A. Packard, General Insurance Agent. This is a very unusual certificate, an underwriter's policy renewal certificate. As a bonus, it has a great ornate insurance agent handstamp cancel. Ex-Morrissey.

Scott # R115. Added December 17, 2017 at 9:50

Louis Iken. 1872 3rd bill of exchange, New York to London, from Louis Iken (cotton broker), showing a complete strike of a large format device that Iken used to modify his business checks upon the break-up of his partnership (the bar obliterated the previous business name). Ex-Morrissey.

Scott # RG1. Added December 16, 2017 at 22:05

Office of the Collector of Internal Revenue. Silver Tax Form 2 indicating no profit on the transaction, and thus no tax due, yet 1 cent was required to be paid and a 1-cent silver tax stamp was affixed, in order to process the form. Unusual.

Scott # R15f. Added December 16, 2017 at 21:54

Diagonal bisect attached to a vertical right margin pair of R15c, paying 5 cents tax on a contract.

Scott # R164. Added December 16, 2017 at 21:44

USPS. Illegal usage of revenue as postage on a picture postcard, with a great strike of an RPO cancel.

Scott # R25c. Added December 16, 2017 at 21:40

Tallant & Co.. A ratty and tattered, yet still attached second and third bills of foreign exchange, with R25c and California revenue affixed.

Scott # R6c. Added December 16, 2017 at 21:30

Ames Plow Co.. Billhead with attractive vignette.

Scott # R46a. Added December 16, 2017 at 20:49

Germania Fire Insurance Company. One of the most beautiful stock certificates ever produced (in my opinion).

Scott # R6c. Added December 16, 2017 at 20:42

Steamer Eagle. Attractive bill of lading with a paddle-wheel steamer vignette, featuring handstamp cancels with the steamship's name and the captain's name.

Scott # R135. Added December 16, 2017 at 20:37

Kuntz Brewery. Check made out to Marel (Marcel?) Kuntz, and the stamp canceled with the brewery's beer cancel. Very unusual!

Scott # 63. Added December 16, 2017 at 17:16

Mechanics' Bank. Scott #63, 1-cent Franklin used illegally as a revenue on a bank check with a great arm-and-hammer vignette in green. Tax was underpaid, as it should have been 2 cents.

Scott # R43a. Added December 16, 2017 at 11:05

The Hartford Fire Insurance Co.. Insurance premium receipt.

Scott # R18c. Added December 16, 2017 at 10:52

L. B. Simonds. 'Ambrotype artist'. Wonderful large-format stencil backstamp. It's possible this was also used as a stamp cancel; if you have any examples, please contact me.

Scott # 273. Added December 15, 2017 at 14:45

Rare provisional overprint, similar to Scott R156-158, but smaller format, on a marriage certificate from Huron County, Michigan. This is the second such document reported, the first having received a clean Philatelic Foundation certificate.

Scott # R6c. Added December 15, 2017 at 13:57

Pacific Mail Steamship Co.. Bold and complete strike of a very scarce rounded-corner boxed cancel. It almost always is found on 25-cent denominations, very rarely on low denominations.

Scott # R6c. Added December 15, 2017 at 13:36

A. S. K???K & Co.. Ink manufacturers.

Scott # R122. Added December 15, 2017 at 12:32

Fabbri & Chauncey. Cut cancel, but also a beautiful well-placed handstamp cancel.

Scott # R98c. Added December 15, 2017 at 12:12

Fitchburg Railroad Co..

Scott # R98a. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:51

Abel Guy. Once of the late-date California imperf usages.

Scott # R13c. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:35

Damon & Baker. Rare proprietary medicine cancel. Damon & Baker was located in Coaticook, Quebec, Canada.

Scott # RB12a. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:28

H. S.. Large bold typeset printed cancel.

Scott # RB11a. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:25

S. T. W.. Very unusual font.

Scott # R24c. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:22

J. & J. Stuart & Co.. Very interestingly inked cancel; appears to have a ribbon background.

Scott # R3c. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:03

Walker & Taylor. Very scarce 4-line printed cancel: 'W. & T. CONDITION POWDER 1866.'

Scott # RB12b. Added December 14, 2017 at 20:00

Very unusual, possibly an improper/illegal documentary use? 'EJH Dec'd (deceased?)'.

Scott # RB1a. Added December 14, 2017 at 19:54

Walker & Taylor. Excellent inverted strike of 8-line printed cancel: 'SLOAN'S Condition Powder, Horse Ointment, Family Ointment. Instant Relief. WALKER & TAYLOR'.