RS130b Home Bitters Medicine Revenue Stamp

$250.00

James A. Jackson, James McQ. Douglas and Paris S. Pfouts were a firm selling wholesale groceries and liquors in Saint Louis in the 1860’s when The Celebrated Home Stomach Bitters was introduced. In April of 1875 the Home Bitters Company took over from Jackson, Pfouts & Douglas. They had stamps printed in three denominations beginning with the four-cent green, first issued in June of 1875 and last issued March 3, 1883. 271,514 were released on silk paper and 213,617 on watermarked paper.

Additional information

Catalog Number

RS130b

Condition

F Used, minor stains

Denomination

3c

Paper

silk

Number Issued

482,130 all papers

Issued

First issued 1876. Last issued Feb 12, 1883

Cancel

Uncanceled

Catalog Value

250.00

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