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Post by smauggie on Dec 23, 2018 14:56:43 GMT
Here are a couple revenues from Panama that are 50 years apart. This one from the 1920's is finely engraved. It was intended for use over two years from 1929-1931 but it was rehabilitated for use in 1933-1934.  This one from the 1980's looks engraved but in fact is printed using typography. It is also to be noted that this one is printed in Panama while the above stamp was almost certainly printed by a printing and engraving company in the United States (most likely American Bank Note Co.). Notice that the seal of Panama is slightly different in this stamp than the one above. This lower seal image is identical to that used on Panamanian coins of this era as well. This stamp is on document, which is imaged below.  The $10 revenue was used to pay for the service of providing a 30-day visa to travel to Panama.  |
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Post by renden on Dec 23, 2018 16:29:28 GMT
smauggieNice thread - I may be "off course" with my 4 Panama Postal Tax stamps of 1939, RA1-RA4 depicting Pierre et Marie Curie. They are best known for their pioneering work in the study of radioactivity. Would you consider these some type of Revenues ? René    
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Post by smauggie on Dec 23, 2018 17:29:18 GMT
Hi René,
These are postal tax stamps. Whenever you mailed a letter, in addition to the postage you had to pay a certain amount of postal tax which was paid for with these special postal tax stamps. The funds raised from the postal tax stamps was purportedly to support cancer research, hence the picturing of Mr. and Mrs. Curie.
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Post by renden on Dec 23, 2018 18:11:07 GMT
Hi René, These are postal tax stamps. Whenever you mailed a letter, in addition to the postage you had to pay a certain amount of postal tax which was paid for with these special postal tax stamps. The funds raised from the postal tax stamps was purportedly to support cancer research, hence the picturing of Mr. and Mrs. Curie. Thanks smauggie.....that is what Scott says for these 4 Postal tax stamps.........and for me, "revenues" do not say much.....in other words I am ignorant in that part of "stamping" and could not find your 2 specimens in Scott Cat #vol 5 2009 - I did not check in my 2013 Vol René |
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Post by smauggie on Dec 23, 2018 19:55:15 GMT
Well René if your question is, "What is a revenue stamp?" that I can help you with. Revenue stamps were the primary means in the 19th and 20th century to charge fees for government services and charge taxes on certain products and services. Revenue stamps were used to charge taxes on financial transactions, cigars, wine, various foodstuffs, beer, customs services, cars, boats, narcotics, distilled liquors, etc, etc. Panama still uses revenue stamps, but in the United States, they have stopped using them, and in some cases will use a meter to imprint the revenue cost onto documents.
The Scott Catalog only lists postage stamps, and therefor does not list revenue stamps.
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Post by renden on Dec 23, 2018 20:13:46 GMT
smauggieYou should be a "teacher" or "tax man-revevue dept" !!!!!!  So for revenues, worldwide, one has to buy specific catalogs, which I do not have for this - which one do you use ? René
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Post by smauggie on Dec 23, 2018 23:42:34 GMT
At one time there was an up-to-date world-wide revenue catalog compiled by a gentleman with the last name of Forbin. Unfortunately the last edition was printed in 1914. The Forbin catalog is still used as a resource for early revenues and can be found online at Stamp Smarter. Nowadays one must find a catalog covering the specific area they are interested in. The largest revenue catalog publisher is J. Barefoot Ltd.For US revenues I use the Scott Specialized Catalog of United States Stamps and Covers. Those with an interest in Canadian revenues use the catalog of E.S.J. van Dam. |
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