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Last seen: Oct 27, 2026
@zuzu A pleasure to E-Meet you Dave. Interesting and informative Revenue blog site – have placed it upon my Favs for continued visits.
Understood it was there solely for comparison, just compelled to look up the cancel is all.
Nice find, yet again @zuzu Too bad they have severe condition issues. A search on the web for “C.ELEV.CO” circa 1901 gives me “Calumet Grain &am…
Dagnabit! I do not have even one of these in my collection. But will keep an eye out for one in my periodic lot purchases.
Further search has brought me to check the site “Revenue-Collectors.com” and found you are on point with your stamp identification, the stamp image pr…
I searched the web but find no images reflective of what your images displays (4 vertical blue lines upon the ampersand). My believe is the referenc…
Interesting, I am not astute on this aspect for this issue. Basically collect US Revenues at leisure. However, I am now inspired to look deeper int…
All have decent centering (F-VF), and appear unused and possibly hinged. Scott Catalog values are at the catalog minimum of $0.25 cents each.
Oh, I must add the stamp CV noted on my previous post are for stamps which are Very Fine with relation to centering of the image, your stamp has the p…
This 2 cent Andrew Jackson stamp (aka “Black Jack”) issued in 1863. Earliest known usage (EKU) off cover is July 1, 1863. I have attempted to count …
I love cigar box finds.
Please show us some images of the stamps in question.
The first stamp is Scott # RF26 issued in 1940 applied to 1 pack of playing cards. It is Rotary Press coil stamp, wet printingScott Catalogue notes u…
The latter would be best in my opinion, I would recommend a sheet of carboard (archival quality) similar to what people call oaktag as a stiffener, so…
This appears to be the end of a coil strip, precancelled “Columbus Ohio”. Scott # 597 issued on July 18, 1923, in use for the time period of 1923-29…
Nice to see, yet another has been bit by the stamp collecting bug. The philatelic community is great. However, be warned of those who take advanta…
You can gain much knowledge from Stampsmarter.org Stamp Smarter – Features Home I have found it to be quite helpful.
Thank you very much. Much appreciated.
I checked my “Yvert & Tellier”, your stamp is one of a set of 5 issued in 1942.
These are very nice philatelic items, looks like the beginnings of a sweet collection. As US Naval Veteran, I myself love these types of covers and …
The “Einstein” stamp is US Scott # 1285 from the “Prominent Americans Issues”, first day of issue was on March 14th, 1966. A Plate # block of 4 has a …
@abdulallah, The photos upon your original post do not appear to show grill marks.
@ryanjoneson Nice solution. I like this idea. Thank you once again. Now I’m off to shop for some approval cards. Have a Safe & Happy New Yea…
I agree with Ryan, the Multi-Guage is a crucial tool for those who collect USA – used for Grill IDs can relieve a headache or two.
Thank you Ryan. I see what you mean about the “Crystal Mounts”, the split backs may be my best option. Why I am seeking such out, is because I uti…
My personal favorites are Austria, Germany, Hungary, Poland, Czechoslovakia – and of course USA. Though I believe Austria of late goes for novelty s…
