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Gorgeous early US Patriotic Cover with three cent 1868 stamp. In the 19th century the goddess-like figure Columbia often appeared as a symbol of the United States. On this envelope Columbia stands...
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Tom Doligale posted this picture over at the Bottle Collectors Facebook Page of an ornately patterned pontil mark. The pontil pattern reminded me of cork carved fancy cancellation on an early United...
View ArticleMy ex Callahan’s Old Cabin Whiskey – The Big Fish that Got Away
“The Big Fish that Got Away” 08 August 2012 (Updated 13 August 2012 with Greg Price email) (R•060614) We all know about, and have probably experienced, “The Little Fish that Got Away” syndrome. Well,...
View ArticlePatent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps
Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed...
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Gold US $20 Liberty Eagle coin dated 1875 and embossed UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWENTY D. (see below for update) Type 1 Reverse $20 Gold Coin as depicted on the U.S. Gold Bitters. The difference is...
View ArticleSome Great US Postal Advertising Covers & Cards
Gorgeous early US Patriotic Cover with three cent 1868 stamp. In the 19th century the goddess-like figure Columbia often appeared as a symbol of the United States. On this envelope Columbia stands...
View ArticleThe Fancy Pontil and Fancy Cancel
Tom Doligale posted this picture over at the Bottle Collectors Facebook Page of an ornately patterned pontil mark. The pontil pattern reminded me of cork carved fancy cancellation on an early United...
View ArticleMy ex Callahan’s Old Cabin Whiskey – The Big Fish that Got Away
“The Big Fish that Got Away” 08 August 2012 (Updated 13 August 2012 with Greg Price email) (R•060614) We all know about, and have probably experienced, “The Little Fish that Got Away” syndrome. Well,...
View ArticlePatent Medicine Proprietary Revenue Stamps
Proprietary Stamps The first revenue stamps in United States were produced to collect taxes on liquor in 18th-century America and were known as Supervisors’ Seals. These revenue stamps were embossed...
View ArticleU.S. Gold Bitters – Augusta, Maine
Gold US $20 Liberty Eagle coin dated 1875 and embossed UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, TWENTY D. (see below for update) Type 1 Reverse $20 Gold Coin as depicted on the U.S. Gold Bitters. The difference is...
View ArticleSome Great US Postal Advertising Covers & Cards
Gorgeous early US Patriotic Cover with three cent 1868 stamp. In the 19th century the goddess-like figure Columbia often appeared as a symbol of the United States. On this envelope Columbia stands...
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