A Facsimile Of A Facsimile?

Revenue stamped paper was in use from 1862 until 1883, and again from 1898 until 1902, according to Scott.

Manufacturers of these types of forms (checks, drafts, insurance policies, etc.) used look-a-like vignettes in various colors to replace the imprinted U.S. revenue stamp, during those periods that the tax law was not in effect.

Eric refers to these as RN facsimile stamps. These are similar to the match and medicine facsimile stamps in use, some of which have been recently illustrated on this board.

Early business colleges also used look-a-like revenue and postage stamps, some of which were created at the school itself.

The check shown below was used in Heald's Business College, in San Franciso.

The question is, based on the information above, is this an example of a facsimile of a facsimile?

Jim

Not sure who first referred to these as facsimiles, but the term was in use by the 1980's by Joe Einstein in his writings about the RNs. Yes, they served the same function as the medicine facsimiles, boosting confidence of the consuming public.