Couple Of Cigar Tax Stamps - Another One

I have a couple of cigar stamps, but no book to get an id or near value. Anyone out there collect these or have reference please. Thanks as always - Jeff

I know someone here, revstampman, collects them. I would love to have some for my sporatic revenue collection. My Scott's Specialized is not at hand right now to help you out.

I can't find these cigars in my Scott's Specialized, Stamperdude.

oops! my bad! When I go home for lunch I'll see if I have something that lists them.

Cigar stamps (and I have a number of them, too) are not listed in Scott Specialized but rather in the "Springer Handbook of North American Cinderella Stamps".

This is a good revenue site with some explanation on the use and types of Cigar Stamps issued through the years:

http://www.ericjackson.com/lesher3.htm
http://www.ericjackson.com/lesher4.htm

Nice article and yep my longer ones are torn in half and reconstituted. So can a Springer Catalog be obtained??

I suppose so, but it's been around awhile. I just looked up the title on the internet and came up with a few sources. The problem is there are 10 volumes, each one about $35 - $50, a set of all 10 volumes at $400. Not exactly cheap and unless one has a significant enough collection, probably not worth it for most casual collectors.

Too much money for my budget

No luck in my reference material. That Springer set is also too steep for me.

Top Stamp is Springer # TC1157b (Value around $3.00)
Bottom is # TC421a (about .25 -.50)

thank you revstampman now they go into the book! yahoo will post one more if that is ok revstampman! this one is intact! I can smell retirement in the wind.

Tabacco Strip, Springer # TG800b
Series 120 = 1950, Value .50

thanks revstampman very much appreciated. Hope you continue to mend well. - jeff

Now you know why I wanted the Springer Catalogs. I hate not knowing what catalog number describes a revenue stamp.

BTW, revstampman, I believe it was you on another thread where you indicated you have a book coming out. Can you provide a preview? I suspect there will be many buyers on this forum, myself included. If it wasn't you then I'll have to go searching for it. I thin k it was on the thread "Springer Catalogs"?

Jeff,

Withdrawing 4% per year, that stamp should provide you at least 2 cents a year until the next economic downturn -- you'd better hope Congress and the Administration don't cut your social security benefits!

Steve