Posted 9 years ago
SpiritBear
(813 items)
Simply, the question is: What was the time-period IRS Proprietary stamps were used on photographs?
But, alas, I'm not able to post unless I type more, so everything after that question is an irrelevant waste of 3 seconds. LOL.
1862-71
When the Civil War erupted in 1861, the country was on the verge of bankruptcy. A plan was developed to generate internal revenue – money collected from taxes placed on domestic items such as tobacco, alcohol, medicine, perfume and playing cards. Stamps were provided as proof of payment. Examining used U.S. Revenue stamps offers a window into the past – the government required several unusual cancellation techniques such as private cancels, manuscript initials and perforated initials.
The same legislation that created these stamps also created the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing (BEP).
Until 1862, specific Revenue stamps were required for many taxable items – leading to a wealth of interesting stamps for modern collectors. Imperforate and “part-perf” error stamps present another challenging – yet affordable – collecting opportunity.
Thank you so much!
While the above cut and pasted paragraphs provide insight on REVENUE STAMPS they don't answer the question posed.
The tax on PHOTOGRAPHS was in effect from 1 AUG 64- 31 JUL 66. It was a Civil War tax.
Many of the stamps will have a dated cancellation that allows further narrowing of the date of the actual photograph.
Since there were no "photograph stamps" produced, the act creating the tax authorized the use of any revenue stamps (proprietary [like yours], playing card, telegraph, bank note...).
The tax was based on the cost of the photograph. Typically, carte de visites will carry 1, 2 or 3 cent stamps. Albumen prints and hard images (tintypes/ ambrotypes) will be found with larger denomination stamps.
scott
Here are some of my postings on tax stamps which may be of interest:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/109544-cdv-of-woman-from-clarksville-tn-with-t
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/110497-civil-war-revenue-tax-stamps-on-photogra
Here is one on multiple stamps on one photograph:
http://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/31858-revenue-stamps-on-carte-de-visite-photog
scott
SpiritBear, I've had to say a whole lot of nothing many a time in my posts, lol. Why can't we just say, What the heck is this??? ROFL :))
I've decided to do what Eye does - that is lots of lines-
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and other stuff
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just to make it seem full.
I thought I answered the Question well enough, asked Time period 1862-70, guess I should have blown more smoke out of My a**! lmao
http://www.stamp-collecting-world.com/usrevenuestamps_callingcards.html
Its not just a Photograph, its a CALLING CARD!! :)))))
Scottvez, thank you so much!
Katherine, I'm not even sure where to ask.
Racer4Four, LOL. I could post several bear-emojis, I suppose. ???????????????????????????????????•??•??????????
DizzyDave, thank you very much for your time. :)
Huh, my emoji broke. It was a bear done in symbols.
ROFL@Karen, I had never noticed that about Eye's posts!!! :))
"I thought I answered the Question well enough, asked Time period 1862-70, guess I should have blown more smoke out of My a**! lmao"
Less smoke (cut and paste), more precision.
scott