$8.00
The J.C. Ayer & Company was started by James Cook Ayer in Lowell, Massachusetts. He was one of those people who became active in many areas including railroad building, invention, and patent medicine. He began to manufacture his own medicines while running an apothecary shop in the 1840’s. When the Revenue Act of 1862 was passed he viewed it as an opportunity to advertise and differentiate his products through private die stamps. His stamps were issued from April of 1863 until the stamp tax was repealed in 1883.
| Catalog Number | RS9d |
|---|---|
| Condition | VG, small tear at point intersection, thin |
| Denomination | 4c |
| Paper | watermarked |
| Number Issued | 9,143,374 |
| Issued | First issued April 1863. Last issued April 12, 1883 |
| Cancel | Uncanceled |
| Catalog Value | 10.50 |
