R135 (image makes paper ID challenging...but since it is dated 1873 it could not be a R151)
DOn
I can't find my loupe to check my copy exactly but it appears to be US revenue stamp R135 at a value of $0.40. Could someone else check and make sure of this since so many of the revenue stamps are similar?
Edit: Looks like Don beat me to it, but at least we agree!
Another Edit: If the paper were to have a slight green tint it would then be R151, as Don says. If you have both together it is very easy to tell.
Hi Don,
Thank you very much, that one was driving me mad.
I have just bought a load of different documents, mostly USA from the mid to late 1800s, several with revenues on them.
One particularly interesting document to me, at least, is a transfer of land document, that has a US R69, a Canadian Deed Registration stamp VanDam QR3, plus a wonderful red seal from Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York City, dated September 26th. 1866, just trying now o completely decipher the handwriting.
Thank you for the swift response,
Cheers,
John
Hi Harvey,
Thank you as well, the stamp does appear to have a slight green tint to the edges of the stamp, but again that may just be some aging due to how it has been stored.
If I was that age, I might also be a little green around the gills!!
Cheers,
John
I know we've almost beat this to death, but if it were R151 it would have a green tinge all over and on my copy it also tends to make the orange in the stamp a different colour. These stamps on documents are very interesting. I have several deeds from the US with documentary stamps and several Canadian cheques with war tax stamps. It gives the stamps a bit of history. I'm not a cover or document collector as such but sometimes you find one you can't resist, especially if it contains a stamp you need. The only trouble with some covers is that it is sometimes impossible to tell which stamp is on it. If only watermarks could be detected from the front if the stamp is on cover!
In this case the document makes the ID simple by ruling out R151 based upon date, no need to worry about the paper.
Don
It's amazing how often I ignore the most obvious identification clue - the date in the postmark.
This US Revenue stamp is driving me crazy, can someone please tell me the Scott number, or some number. It is attached to a bank cheque dated 1873.
re: Identification please
R135 (image makes paper ID challenging...but since it is dated 1873 it could not be a R151)
DOn
re: Identification please
I can't find my loupe to check my copy exactly but it appears to be US revenue stamp R135 at a value of $0.40. Could someone else check and make sure of this since so many of the revenue stamps are similar?
Edit: Looks like Don beat me to it, but at least we agree!
Another Edit: If the paper were to have a slight green tint it would then be R151, as Don says. If you have both together it is very easy to tell.
re: Identification please
Hi Don,
Thank you very much, that one was driving me mad.
I have just bought a load of different documents, mostly USA from the mid to late 1800s, several with revenues on them.
One particularly interesting document to me, at least, is a transfer of land document, that has a US R69, a Canadian Deed Registration stamp VanDam QR3, plus a wonderful red seal from Her Britannic Majesty's Consulate, New York City, dated September 26th. 1866, just trying now o completely decipher the handwriting.
Thank you for the swift response,
Cheers,
John
re: Identification please
Hi Harvey,
Thank you as well, the stamp does appear to have a slight green tint to the edges of the stamp, but again that may just be some aging due to how it has been stored.
If I was that age, I might also be a little green around the gills!!
Cheers,
John
re: Identification please
I know we've almost beat this to death, but if it were R151 it would have a green tinge all over and on my copy it also tends to make the orange in the stamp a different colour. These stamps on documents are very interesting. I have several deeds from the US with documentary stamps and several Canadian cheques with war tax stamps. It gives the stamps a bit of history. I'm not a cover or document collector as such but sometimes you find one you can't resist, especially if it contains a stamp you need. The only trouble with some covers is that it is sometimes impossible to tell which stamp is on it. If only watermarks could be detected from the front if the stamp is on cover!
re: Identification please
In this case the document makes the ID simple by ruling out R151 based upon date, no need to worry about the paper.
Don
re: Identification please
It's amazing how often I ignore the most obvious identification clue - the date in the postmark.