Additional information
| Catalog Number | REF4 |
|---|---|
| Condition | F |
| Paper | Wmf. USIR |
| Amount | 12 ounces |
| Cancel | H. B. CO. |
| Catalog Value | 11.00 |
REF4 Fermented Fruit Juice Revenue Stamp 12 oz, Hoffman Beverage Co. cancel
$10.00
Fermented fruit juice stamps were issued pending the ratification of the Repeal Amendment (December 5, 1933) that made full-strength beer and wine legal again. Congress, as a temporary measure, redefined intoxicating beverages by changing the legal definition from .5% to 3.2%, thus permitting the sale of 3.2 beer and wine beginning May 1933. Regular wine stamps were available to pay the Internal Revenue taxes. However these Fermented Fruit Juice stamps were authorized for placement on individual bottles or containers of fermented fruit juice. Use was discontinued December 4, 1933.
