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Post by I.L.S. on Dec 30, 2013 18:15:01 GMT
Wow! I have never seen these particular ones anywhere before!? I could find out for you from a revenue specialist that specialized in tobacco tax stamps if you would like to know about them? Let me know OK?
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Post by Zuzu on Dec 30, 2013 18:52:07 GMT
I cannot find them in Scotts specialty cat so if anyone has any info I would appreciate it. I'm not sure this is much help, but here is some information from the National Cigar Museum:  Your smaller "50 Cts" stamp looks similar to the bottom stamp below:  |
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Post by I.L.S. on Dec 30, 2013 19:58:11 GMT
Wow Zuzu your a research machine today!! Awesome.
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Post by antoniusra on Dec 30, 2013 21:53:15 GMT
Jeff, It would be nice to know what the value of these would be. Mine is pretty beat up and with the scan ZuZu provided seems to be missing a large chunk on one of the ends, which should make it basically worthless. However some types of revenue stamps are usually beat up and are cataloged for wear and tear. A couple years ago I sold a beer stamp (Scott REA13, pictured below) on ebay. I can't remember where I got it in the first place but after I checked the cat value (years later), I decided to sell it. It sold for $475 with Eric Jackson being the underbidder. My 2000 Scott U.S. Specialized cats it at $1,000 but I would be interested of knowing the current value, if anyone has a recent cat. Beer stamps are for the most part very beautiful but they are pretty pricey and I decided I would not try collecting them. ZuZu, Thanks for the info, I have never seen any of the others which leads me to believe they are pretty scarce.   |
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Post by jamesw on Dec 31, 2013 4:13:33 GMT
Wow, that Grant piece IS spectacular! I wonder whose profile that is suppose to be at the top of the image? Almost looks like five different people (I think I see Abe Lincoln) with an armadillo brain in the centre! Niiiiiiice.
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 1, 2014 10:53:31 GMT
Crap I should have read that a bit better...I got it now. YES I'll certainly help out Mitch! I'll let you know as soon as I contact Dan about them. -Jeff
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 1, 2014 17:54:50 GMT
This is what I was able to obtain thus far Mitch -
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 4, 2014 19:41:15 GMT
Your wish is command! Ala-kazam! New illustrated tobacco advertising covers:    |
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Post by jamesw on Jan 4, 2014 21:51:45 GMT
You're magic!!!! and so are they. Very nice indeed!
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Post by I.L.S. on Jan 4, 2014 22:01:43 GMT
They are a little tattered but for 12 bucks I wasn't going to pass 'em over. Thank you James!  |
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Post by stamphinger on Mar 30, 2021 15:17:59 GMT
I'm resurrecting this old thread as it seems the most appropriate for this recent acquisition to my advertising cover collection. I don't have many tobacco advertising covers, but that is because they tend to be expensive. This one, however, sold in my price range, probably due to its foreign source, i.e. Venezuela.
The cover illustrates Lucky Strike cigarettes, but also mentions Kools and Pall Malls in the corner card.
This illustration of a pack of Lucky Strikes has some historical significance. Smokers and former smokers may notice the package is primarily green surrounding the red circle and looks a little strange. That is the way it used to be before 1942. The American Tobacco Company, the owner of the Luckies brand was a pioneer in marketing its products and very successful at it. When the U.S. entered WW II in 1941, American Tobacco developed a new marketing slogan "Lucky Strike Green Has Gone to War." The company claimed that it used copper, an essential war-time metal, in the green ink to color the packaging. Actually, it only used copper in the gold colored trim on the package. Also, a market survey indicated that the green packaging did not appeal to women and as a result of the new slogan and with new marketing information, Lucky Strike came out with the iconic and more familiar white packaging, (see below).
The cover is franked with Venezuela Sc. C72, the surcharged 1.80 bolivares stamp that carries a small premium.
Don StampHinger
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Post by vikingeck on Mar 30, 2021 16:25:20 GMT
I have a 5 frame 80 page Open class Exhibit on Tobacco and anti-smoking called a "COUNTERBLASTE TO TOBACCO" following the world's first Antismoking treatise (by King James VI of Scotland, 1st of England , granter of the Charter for Newfoundland and for whom Jamestown VA was named ) published in 1607.
I could have used some of that stuff illustrated. My exhibit is now on double size pages A3 so I cannot scan and show.... besides 40 A3 sheets would take up too much data space
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Post by stamphinger on Mar 4, 2022 16:45:30 GMT
A recently acquired advertising post card for Happy Though Chewing Tobacco. I don't collect tobacco stamps and covers, but I was attracted to this item because of the product's name and the resemblance of the happy couple to our current POTUS and spouse. Not much of a cancel on this card, but I think it did go through the mails. Looks to be from around the pre-WW I period.
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