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All Forums Category: World Stamps and Covers Discussions Forum: World Classic Stamps Mint and Used

Revenue Tax On Matches - Ww I

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Posted 05/13/2012 7:20 pm

Hi All

I have had this laying around for some time mainly because I find it difficult to mount <G>.

It is a box of E.B. Eddy No.1 Telegraph Sulphur Matches.

The most interesting part is that there is a 1 cent orange War Tax stamp on the box. Also note that the original matches are still in it and this box was prodeced during World War One!

Chimo

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Posted 05/13/2012 8:55 pm

Wow that's awesome! Why do they call them "telegraph" matches? Anyone know?

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Posted 05/13/2012 9:36 pm

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Why do they call them "telegraph" matches? Anyone know?

You had to ask...so here's the answer:

By the way, Eddy's Matches have been around for awhile (well before World War I) as this period newspaper ad will attest:

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Posted 05/14/2012 11:55 am

I should have guessed it would be wt1 to get an answer <G>

Thanks for hunting this information up wt1.

Interesting to get all of this information on revenues as well as my regular stamps etc.

Chimo

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Posted 05/14/2012 12:10 pm

Here's another part of the story, that of Ezra Butler Eddy, the founder of the E.B. Eddy Match Company:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ezra_Butler_Eddy

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Posted 05/16/2012 1:43 pm

Thanks again wt1

I have added the information into my files so that I can use it as 'collateral' information for my revenues.

Chimo

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Posted 05/17/2012 1:42 pm

Man that's some great stuff you dug up there wt1!

Thank you!

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