1868-72 Tax Paid Distilled Spirits Info Needed.

I am currently researching 19th century reuse prevention essays and patents. Desperately need info on and scans of the non-Scott listed 1868-72 tax paid distilled spirits stamps with the Fletcher-Clark punched double paper. Any help would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Russ

Which ones? Their are around a dozen different types and classes in this time period.




Could you post an example as this name is new to me.

These stamps were produced of a double paper with the bottom paper (backing) being thicker that the face. The face was a bibulous paper, kind of a thin tissue type paper, which would have had one or more holes punched in it but the hole did not go through the backing paper.

There were two different patents on these stamps, one from Addison C. Fletcher (pat. 101,604) and the other from Spencer M. Clark (98,031). Clark was the first director of the BEP having setup its operation in 1862-63 and was granted the patent, Fletcher filed Interference and won, Clark appealled and won. Finally in 1871 Fletcher was awarded from the US Supreme Court.


This is a similar double paper (this one is Charles Steel's design) it is the bibulous paper over white wove which is probably quite similar to the tax paid I am looking for.


The punched hole(s) would appear similar to this (this is the Douglas 9-hole essay) with the hole punched only in the top layer and the design print so that the inked image would print through the punch onto the backing paper. I don't know the size of the holes, number of holes or if any pattern was used.

Edit: thanks for the response. The whole revenue thing it definitely my weak area.

I do know of several stamps that employed this process. They look as if they are backed. I may have a few. I do know that they were also used on others besides distilled spirits.

Borrowed the following pic from ebay. This is a Tobacco Stamp.

That looks like the patent description. Little more info on the other, described as for "distilled spirits and malt liquor". These stamps were printed and delivered to Internal revenue office on or about 25 Aug 1868 and use started about 2 Nov 1868 were used until 1872.

I deeply appreciate the pic and the info. Although the main emphasis of the research is the postal applications, I have uncovered a lot of info on some of the dual postal/revenue applictions that are really interesting. As this project starts winding down I will post some of the more interesting reuse prevention ideas

The only other type I can think of is on the REA's

First, thanks again for the input. Do you know if the REA is a double paper? I don't see anything under the holes, could that be a punch or perfin cancel?

You are correct they are NOT double paper just security punches. So, they would tear if removed.

I took a quick look this AM and I did not find any "distilled spirits" stamps that employed the double paper. I will check the balance of what I have tonight. I will also check my reference material.