U.S. #C142 2007 69¢ Okefenokee Swamp Scenic American Landscapes   Issue Date: June 1, 2007 First City: McLean, Virginia Quantity Issued:  100,000,000 Printed by:  Ashton-Potter Ltd. Printing Metho...

1872 Documentary Stamp Shortly after the First Issue Revenue stamps were released, officials found proof the stamps were being cleaned and reused, causing the loss of a significant amount of governme...

Stock Transfer Stamps- Neat Revenue Stamps, Missing from Many Collections!   Issued to facilitate the collection of a tax on all sales or agreements to sell, or memoranda of sales or delivery of, or t...

Wine revenue stamps showed the appropriate tax had been paid on the product. Strict regulations made it impossible for collectors to own them before 1954 – by law, the stamps could only be sold ...

Match Tax Revenue Stamps- Missing From Many Collections.  The Tax Act of 1862 provided that companies being taxed under the proprietary schedules could propose stamp designs and submit them to the...

Appreciate Fine Details? Get Match and Medicine Stamps When revenue taxes were levied to help fund the Civil War, private match and medicine companies  were permitted to make their own dies and plate...

Fleetwood began producing covers in 1941. Mystic bought the company in 2007 and is proud to continue its tradition of excellence today. All Fleetwood First Day Covers issued after March 10, 1976, feat...

CZ142-45 California Gold Rush Centennial   These four stamps were issued to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the California Gold Rush. They were produced by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing an...