1871-1877 US Match & Medicine Scott #- RS201b 2 cent Rings Vegetable Ambrosia

Item Specifics

Country

United States

Catalog Number

RS201b

Stamp Type

Revenues - Private Die - Medicine

Condition

Unused

Stamp Format

Single

Year of Issue

1871

Item Description

Condition: Condition Listed In Stamp Description

Grade: Ungraded
1871-1877 US Private Die Proprietary Match & Medicine Scott #- RS201b 2 cent Rings Vegetable Ambrosia Die Cut Silk Paper Paper AdhesionIn 1862, As Part Of Its Effort To Finance The Civil War, The U.S. Government Placed Taxes On Everyday Consumer Goods Including Matches, Proprietary Medicines, Playing Cards, And Perfumes, And Required Specially Engraved Stamps To Be Affixed To The Packaging As Proof Of Payment—These Are Now Referred To As “Match And Medicine” Revenues. Because They Were Attached Directly To The Packages, The Majority Were Torn Apart Or Discarded When The Goods Were Opened, Leaving Only A Small Fraction Surviving, And Many Of Those Are Found With Tears, Creases, Or Missing Pieces. The Program Continued Until 1883 And Was Revived Briefly From 1898 To 1902 To Raise Funds For The Spanish-American War, Though By Then Far Fewer Manufacturers Participated. Today, These Stamps Are Prized By Collectors Not Only For Their Scarcity But Also For Their Intricate Designs, Vibrant Colors, And The Glimpse They Provide Into Nineteenth-Century American Industry And Commerce.Interesting Information About The Company: Philander Ring (!) was an enterprising merchandiser who promoted Hall's Vegetable Sicilian Hair Renewer in the early 1860's, until he had it chemically analyzed and asked uncomfortable questions of Reuben Hall. The analyst, Dr. Elisha Munroe Tubbs, developed his own formula for restoring gray hair which he felt was safer and more effective. He, Mr, Ring and J.W. Fish formed E.M. Tubbs & Company to produce and market RIng's Vegetable Ambrosia in 1864. Fish sold his share to Person Colby Cheney a few months later. Ring left the business after several years, and went bankrupt in 1873. Dr. Tubbs died in 1878 and his interest was bought out by Cheney, who by then was a United States Senator and too busy to manage the company. Ring then became manager of the company with Cheney as a silent partner. By 1882 Ring had a controlling interest in the business. General issue stamps must have been used until private die proprietaries bearing the portrait of Dr. Tubbs were issued on April 24, 1867. These were last delivered on October 8, 1881. 714,375 were printed on old paper, 241,775 on silk paper and 29,700 on watermarked paper. Most were die cut in the shape of a many-pointed star, but others were left imperforate or perforated in a square shape. Each of these perforation varieties has its own catalog number. The die cut copy above is printed on silk paper.SPECIAL THANKS TO: rdhinstl's Page ( Happy To Combine Shipping On Multiple Orders To Help You Save! Please Wait For A Combined Invoice Before Making Payment. 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