randyharper
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Post by randyharper on Mar 6, 2014 19:49:15 GMT
Escuelas means School I think. So I wonder if this was a school tax stamp, but I don't know and I am not sure what country it came from. Can anyone identify this piece for me. Any catalog value and will the auction house sell it for me for millions. Your help with this item would be appreciated.  |
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antoniusra
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Post by antoniusra on Mar 6, 2014 22:07:51 GMT
The country is Venezuela. You are correct with the meaning School tax. They were used for that purpose but were, as many other tax stamps, used for postal duty. Your stamp is from the 1882-88 regular issues, value about a nickel. These were also later Lithographed as seen on bottom of the page. If you follow the link above you will see other tax issues that were used from 1871-1893 postally.  |
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Post by antoniusra on Mar 7, 2014 0:15:31 GMT
Randy a stamp buddy of mine, Will Castillo, specializes in the Escuela issues of Venezuela. His web site can be of much help for collectors of Venezuela and other Latin American countries. 3 or 4 years ago I was very lucky in picking up the "King of the Escuelas", the 1880 25B, Scott #67. Only 34 of these are recorded and Will assured me of it's authenticity. He advised me to put a reserve of $2,500 if I were ever to offer it up at auction. Pretty sweet, as I got it in a lot with several other stamps. From that lot I pulled several other better stamps and sold the rest to recoup my $66 investment. These stamps, as you can see were rather crude. Amazingly there are no Known forgeries except for one. The 5 cent which came in many shades of Yellow though Orange was intended for tax on a single pack of cigarettes, which is why it was forged. The first stamp is the forgery and the second the authentic one. The funny thing is that the forgery is a much better executed print than the originals. The easiest way to spot the forgery is by the large White area in the middle of his hair   |
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Post by randyharper on Mar 13, 2014 18:50:40 GMT
perfect - thanks so much and I have checked out his site. TERRIFIC!
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elderstamps
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Post by elderstamps on Jan 21, 2021 19:37:30 GMT
Hi,
This is the short history about ESCUELAS stamps.
The series was created Jun 27th 1870 by presidential decree to source fund for free schools education. Eventually, also were used for postal. There are 10 impressions:
•First with 9 issues, from Feb 1871 to Feb 1878 (Scott 22 to 36). No perforations. This impression has the rarest stamps in the Venezuelan philatelic:
o 2 cents of the second issue
o 5 cents of the third issue
o 2 cents inverted mark of the fifth issue.
o 15 reales inverted mark
•Second, from 1879 (Scott 49 to 57). No perforations with revenue and postal use.
•Third, from 1880 (Scott 58 to 67). Perf. 11 & 11-1/2.
•Fourth, from 1882-1888 (Scott 79 to 86). Printed by ABN (American Bank Note Co.) perf. 12.
•Sixth, from 1882-1888 (Scott 87 to 90). Perf. 11.
•Seventh, from 1887-1888 (Scott 96 to 99). Roulette.
•Eight, from 1887-1888 (Scott 91). Perf. 14
•Nineth, from 1892 (Scott 104 to 107). Overcharged “Resolucion de 1 de octubre de 1892”, perf. 12.
•Tenth, from 1893 (Scott 114 to 122). Overprinted with Venezuelan arms, perf. 12
After 1893, the ESCUELA was replaced by INSTRUCCION issue, but that is other history.
Regards,
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