RS253e Dr. Joseph Walker Vinegar Bitters experimental silk medicine stamp

$500.00

Dr. Joseph Walker joined with Richard H. McDonald, a wholesale drug­ gist in San Francisco, in 1867 to manufacture California Vinegar Bitters. The firm soon opened a branch in New York City where Walker took charge leaving McDonald in California. Walker died in 1877, but McDonald con­tinued the firm at least until 1880.
(Holcombe, Henry W., Scott’s Monthly Journal, 22: 156-160, July, 1941)

Additional information

Catalog Number

RS253e

Condition

used with
bottom margin fault

Denomination

4c

Paper

experimental silk

Number Issued

—-

Issued

First issued July 1870. Last issued Feb 23, 1883

Cancel

Uncancelled

Catalog Value

1500.00

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