Another fun area to collect is trying to find early revenues that have either margin imprints or plate numbers still attached.
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Margin imprint single of 5-cent Thomas Jefferson (Scott #76) postage stamp used illegally as a revenue stamp on an affidavit. Ironically, the document is attesting to the fitness of a William Henderson to practice law.
Catalogue value shown is for normal postal use on cover.
2-cent Trans-Mississippi commemorative plate number single used illegally as revenue stamp on an 1899 check, signed by (then) Major H. H. Bandholtz, of future Philippines 'O.B.' overprint fame.
Partial margin imprint capture with a gorgeous stencil cancel.
Horizontal pair with imprint capture.
2014 Philatelic Foundation certificate. Plate blocks of 1st issue revenues are quite scarce. Granted, it has been very heavily reinforced around the edges. There are blue threads on 2 of the 24 stamps, but the PF has determined that it is not silk paper, so the block is not R6d.
Nice margin imprint capture.
Complete bottom sheet margin imprint capture in a strip of 5, on a payroll ledger.
Partial margin imprint at bottom.
2-cent proprietary with partial margin imprint capture at bottom, used illegally as documentary on an 1867 probate court receipt.
Nice margin imprint capture.
Bottom margin single with partial imprint.
Jumbo margins with partial margin imprint at bottom.
Plate block of 4 used on a tattered document.
Plate number single.
Partial plate number single.
Mint with full original gum and margin imprint.
Margin imprint capture at left.
Jumbo margins at left and right with a margin imprint capture at left. There is a double transfer in the lettering of the imprint, which occurred when they erased the Butler & Carpenter imprint and replaced it with the Joseph R. Carpenter imprint.
Very scarce position piece, a horizontal strip of four with full plate number imprint at right. Sadly torn in half and reattached. Catalogue value shown is simply that of two pairs.
Amazing margin imprint running down the entire left side of stamp. Perfectly positioned!
Margin capture at left.
Nice partial imprint capture.
Plate number single with imprint.
Vertical strip of 4 with partial margin imprint at bottom.
Margin imprint capture.
A bit of a wounded warrior, but a nice oval handstamp cancel and margin imprint at left.
Undetermined blue handstamp cancel, partial margin imprint capture at left.
Margin imprint at left.
Margin imprint capture at left.
Margin imprint pair with partial plate number. Ex-Morrissey.
Full margin imprint capture at bottom.
Horizontal plate no. pair.
Bottom margin plate number single. Ex-Cleland.
Sewing machine perfs and a partial margin imprint capture at top.
Plate number imprint.
Margin imprint. Ex-Morrissey.
Plate number single. Ex-Morrissey.
Plate number and imprint pair. Ex-Morrissey.
$2 second issue plate number single on a guardian's deed, along with $1 and 50-cent stamps.
Full margin imprint at bottom.
Left margin plate number strip of 4. Ex-Cleland.
Left margin plate block of 6, plate 9. Ex-Cleland.
Plate number single with a nice well-struck oval cancel.
Nice margin imprint capture at bottom.
Partial imprint capture at top.
Bottom margin plate single, plate 25. Ex-Cleland.
Margin imprint.
Left margin plate number single, plate C9. Ex-Cleland.
Left margin plate number single, plate B9. Ex-Cleland.
Nice margin imprint single used on bank check.
Inking anomaly, possibly from a raised spacer or wooden furniture used in tightening the type.
1c battleship documentary block of 10 with partial margin imprint at the bottom, on a document fragment, with interesting patriotic 'Remember the Maine' sentiment written across the block.
Block of 4 with partial margin imprint, showing a large format multiline handstamp cancel.
Plate number strip of 4. Scott value above is as 4 singles. Durland lists a plate number strip of 3 at $350.
Plate block of 21, quite scarce. Catalog value above is from the Durland Catalog for an unused plate block of 8.
RB1a used illegally on document along with two R135 (including one with margin imprint capture) and an R24c, paying the correct 10-cent tax on a $175 promissory note.
Top margin horizontal margin imprint pair.
Bottom margin plate block of 4, plate 3 mirror imaged. Full gum never hinged. Ex-Cleland.
Top plate number block of 10, plate 7. Precanceled with full gum. Ex-Cleland.
Unusual printed signature cancel, some of the lettering indeterminate. Second initial could be C, G, or E. Bottom margin imprint partially visible.
Bottom plate number strip of 3, plate 3 mirror imaged. Ex-Cleland. Pictured in the Durland Catalog.
Plate block of 9, no gum.
Top inscription block of nine, no gum.
Plate number strip of 6.
Plate number margin imprint capture, plate # 332. Plate number singles on Wine revenue stamps are extremely scarce.
Very scarce plate number 413 single. The catalog value listed is from Durland. Undervalued in my opinion.
Unused block of 10 with margin imprint capture at bottom. Very scarce on wine stamps. Catalog value shown is for 10 singles.
Left margin imprint capture. Very scarce on wine stamps.
Bottom margin plate block of 4. Catalog value is from the 2016 Durland catalog.
Top margin plate block of 8. Plate block catalog value is from 2016 Durland catalog.
Top margin plate block of 8. Catalog value is from 2016 Durland catalog.
Top margin plate block of 6. Catalog value is from the 2016 Durland Catalog.
Imperforate margin imprint capture at right.
Imperforate margin imprint capture at right.
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