U.S. Postage
Private Die Proprietary Stamps

The Revenue Act of 1862 was established to meet the demands of the Civil War upon the Treasury.
These stamps were to be affixed to the boxes of Matches, Proprietary Medicines, Perfumery and
Playing Cards. The manufacturers were allowed to design and print their own stamps, allowing
them a discount and great advertising.
See the Scott Specialized Catalog for more information on the Match and Medicine Stamps.
The stamp tax was repealed on March 3, 1883, Effective July 1, 1883.

The listings below are in four parts:
RO = Match Stamps, RS = Medicine Stamps
RT = Perfumery Stamps, RT = Playing Card Stamps

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Image	Image 2	Inv.#	Scott #	Date	Category	Topic	Description	Cat. $	Price
		1796	RO35b		Match Stamps	Bousfield & Poole	Repaired	$15.00	$5.00
		1798	RO42b		Match Stamps	B & N, Die II	Well centered	$8.25	$6.00
		1799	RO177b		Match Stamps	E. R. Taylor Silk Paper	Hinged	$4.50	$3.00
		1802	RS78Ad		Medicine Stamps	Perry Davis and Sons 2 cent slate, Wmk 191R	Mint, NG Hinged	$7.25	$5.00
		1797	RS59d		Medicine Stamps	Weeks & Potter Collins Voltaic Plasters	Mint Hinged	$6.00	$5.00
		1800	RS282		Medicine Stamps	Emerson Drug Co. 1 1/2 cent violet brown	Mint, NG, Hinged	$9.00	$6.00
					Perfumery Stamps
					Playing Card Stamps

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