ESSAY (REVENUE USE) 2 cent Bank Check: Henry Lowenberg Decalcomania essay, Turner #42b dark green (Scott does not list the essays for revenue stamps). [ca. 1865-1866 Henry Lowenberg essay; (Lowenberg Stamp [printing] Company. The design, which includes the text "U.S. Internal Revenue", was created by Lowenberg and printed in reverse on the back of extremely thin onionskin paper. Based on two patents: gum and then print, and print and then gum, but Scott states that the difference cannot be determined without destroying the essay -- which is the whole point of this type of essay to eliminate re-use of stamps.] Mint NH Fine perforated single. Variable perforations as usual and with some relatively minor flaking causing design loss in a couple spots. (This example seems to show that the printing was on top of the gum; however, the gum was thick and irregular on this example, causing the ink to not fully adhere to the gum.) From time to time, a few examples can be found in the market in the $35 range.
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263301
Scott #R1c, 1c red Express. Used Fine.
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.70
304471
Scott #R4c [1c Telegraph, Perfed] Used Average, only herringbone cancel.
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12.00
304472
Scott #R4c [1c Telegraph, Perfed] Light Orangish Color. Used Fine, with tiny hole from cancel.
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14.00
304473
Scott #R4c [1c Telegraph, Perfed] Strong Red Color. Used Fine, light crease, Magenta Manuscript cancel.
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19.00
304474
Scott #R4c [1c Telegraph, Perfed] Dark Orangish Color. Used Ave. Trimmed at top. Dec 21 1863 Manuscript cancel.
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7.00
304475
Scott #R4c [1c Telegraph, Perfed] Brownish Color. Used Ave, hole, trimmed at right.
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5.00
304476
Scott #R5a [2c Bank Check, Imperf] Used XF.
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4.00
304477
Scott #R5a [2c Bank Check, Imperf] Used VF/XF. Sept 29 blue handstamped cancel with 186(3?) year date.
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7.00
304478
Scott #R5a [2c Bank Check, Imperf] Used VF handstamped cancel.
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Scott #R7a [2c Certificate, Blue, Imperf] Used Damaged, looks F-VF.
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4.00
304486
Scott #R8c [2c Certificate, Orange, Perfed] Used Damaged.
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4.00
304488
Scott #R8c [2c Certificate, Orange, Perfed] Used Damaged.
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11.00
304487
Scott #R8c [2c Certificate, Orange, Perfed] Used Tear, looks F-VF.
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18.00
304490
Scott #R9c [2c Express, Blue, Perfed] Used Ave, MITCHELL... handstamped cancel.
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4.00
304492
Scott #R10c [2c Express, Orange, Perfed] Used F-VF, looks XF. October 26, 1864 PHILLIP SPEYER and CO., SUPERB handstamped cancel. Famous banking "dynasty" involved in many historical events.
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35.00
304493
Scott #R10c [2c Express, Orange, Perfed] Used F-VF with 1867 cancel.
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17.00
263328
Scott #R10c, 2c orange Express. Used Fine+.
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10.00
263329
Scott #R10c, 2c orange Express. Used Fine+.
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10.00
304494
Scott #R10c [2c Express, Orange, Perfed] Used Ave.
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Scott #R10c [2c Express, Orange, Perfed] Used Damaged. SUPERB Feb 14 1865 handstamped cancel of BARNUMS MUSEUM (in New York City). The museum, owned by P.T. BARNUM, burned down on July 13 1865. See fascinating Wikipedia article.
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39.00
304497
Scott #R11c [2c Playing Cards, Blue, Perfed] Used Fine.
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5.00
304500
Scott #R12c [2c Playing Cards, Orange, Perfed] Used Ave. Scarce!
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47.00
263337
Scott #R13c, 2c blue Proprietary. Used Fine.
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.25
263339
Scott #R15c, DOUBLE PERF, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used with crease.
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10.00
263340
Scott #R15c, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used VF.
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.50
263344
Scott #R15c, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used VF. Handstamped cancel.
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1.50
263341
Scott #R15c, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used F-VF.
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.35
263346
Scott #R15c, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used Fine. Handstamped cancel.
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.75
263342
Scott #R15c, 2c orange U.S. Internal Revenue. Used Fine.