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U.S. Revenue stamps - continued

This page illustrates plate number single examples of other types of revenue stamps that don't fit easily into the Documentary, Financial, Proprietary, Alcohol, Tobacco, Customs, Playing Card or Food special tax categories:

- Firearms special tax stamps
--- Special tax stamps for manufacturers, importers, dealers or pawnbrokers in firearms
- Certificate of Inspection of Export Animals special tax stamps
- Motor Vehicle related special tax stamps
--- Boating permits
--- Pleasure Boat or Yacht tax stamps
--- Automobile tax stamps
--- Owner of Automobile for Hire special tax stamps
--- Trailer permits
--- Camping permits
--- National Park permit stamps
- Denatured Alcohol Tax stamps
- Medicinal Spirits special tax stamps
- Cotton Order stamps
- Hydrometer labels
- Bowling, Billiard Parlor and Gaming Machine permits and special tax stamps
- Coin Operatred Amusement Devices special tax stamps
- State, County and City documentation and other financial tax stamps
- State, County and Reservation hunting and fishing permit stamps

Firearms stamps

The National Firearms Act of 1934 regulated the manufacture and transfer of firearms that did not have a "legitimate sporting use" such as machine guns, short-barreled rifles and shotguns, and suppressors or silencers. It is still in effect, with tax stamps being issued as recently as 2014.

Scott RY1, $1, plate number 134104 with CS

Scott RY2, $200: no plate number example reported

Scott RY3P, $1 proof plate number F140099 with C (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Scott RY4, $200 (1966): no plate number example reported
Scott RY5, $5 (1970): panes of 20 printed without plate numbers
Scott RY6, $200 (1974), engraved, red serial numbers: no plate number example reported
Scott RY7, $200 (1990?), lithographed, imperf: no plate number example reported
Scott RY8, $200 (1990), lithographed, perf 12-1/2: no plate number example reported
Scott RY9, $5 red, (1990), lithographed, perf 12-1/2: panes of 20 printed without plate numbers
Scott RY10, $5 red, (2001?), photogravure (?), self-adhesive, die cut 11-1/2: no plate number example reported
Scott RY11, $200, new design, 2012 (?), photogravure (?), self-adhesive, die cut 11: no plate number example reported
Scott RY12, $200 (2014), photogravure, self-adhesive die cut 6.3: no plate number example reported

Special Tax stamps for Dealer in Firearms

Future Springer SU has been proposed for these stamps. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax stamps for Pawnbroker in Firearms

Future Springer SMA has been proposed for these stamps. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax Class 3 stamps for Pawnbroker in Certain Firearms or Machine Guns

Future Springer SMA has been proposed for these $300 special tax stamps. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax Class 4 stamps for Dealer Other Than Pawnbroker in Certain Firearms and Machine Guns

The discovery of this 1953 $200 special tax stamp was announced in the 2018 Q4 issue of The American Revenuer. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax Class 2 stamps for Importer or Manufacturer of Firearms

Future Springer SUA has been proposed for these $25 special tax stamps. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax Class 1 stamps for Importer or Manufacturer of Certain Firearms and Machine Guns

Specimen examples of the $500 1935 and 1945 issues appear in the 2018 Q4 issue of The American Revenuer. No plate number examples have been reported.

Special Tax Class 5 stamp for Dealer (including Pawnbroker) in Certain Short Two Barrel Guns

A 1945 example of this $1 special tax stamp is known. No plate number examples have been reported.

Boating stamps

Scott RVB1, $1, plate number 54488

Scott RVB2, $3, plate number 54532

Pleasure Boat or Yacht Tax stamps (Future Springer SHA, SHB, SHC)

Springer SHB??, $5 FYE 1943 16-28 ft.: no plate number reported.
Springer SHB??, $5 FYE 1944 16-28 ft. black on yellow: no plate number reported.
Springer SHC??, $10 FYE 1944 28-60 ft. black on yellow: no plate number reported.
Springer SHB??, $5 FYE 1946 16-28 ft. black: no plate number reported.

Automobile Tax stamps

Automobile tax stamps (Scott prefix RV) were gummed on their face, and were placed on the windshield of the car, facing out. No plate number examples are known.

Owner of Automobile For Hire Special Tax stamps

Springer ??, $10 FYE 1920
Springer ??, $10 FYE 1921 (prorated by month, for example $5.84 for 7 months)
Springer ??, $10 FYE 1922
Springer ??, $20 FYE 1922
Springer ??, $20 FYE 1925
Springer ??, $10 FYE 1926

These stamps were printed on white card stock in a format similar to other special tax stamps of the era. No plate number items have been reported.

Trailer Permit stamps

Scott RVT2P, $1 proof on card, plate number 48347 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Camping Permit special tax stamps

The U.S. Department of Agriculture issued Camp stamps from 1985 to 1988 so customers could prepay National Forest recreation fees. About a dozen varieties of Camping Permit special tax stamps are known. Scott lists them in the Revenue section of the U.S. Specialized catalog, mubering them with the RVC prefix.

The fees were mostly in the $3 - $4 range. Self-adhesive Camp stamps with denominations of 50¢, $1 and $3 are known. The stamps have serial numbers, but are without plate numbers.

National Park stamps

National Park windshield stamps are known for Crater Lake NP (1937), General Grant NP (1937, 1939), Rocky Mountain NP (1925, 1926, 1927, 1929, 1932), and Yosemite NP (1934). No doubt many others exist. No plate number examples are known.

Certificate of Inspection of Export Animals Special Tax stamps

unlisted, Form 238, undated series, proof plate number 24192, from plate created in 1907 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

1907 Denatured Alcohol Tax stamps

Denatured alcohol is a cleaner/solvent with chemical or industrial uses. They appear here rather than on the Revenues - Alcohol web page because denatured alcohol is poisonous, whereas the other alcohol tax stamps are on consumable wines, beers and spirits.

There may not have been any intent to tax denatured alcohol. It may have been included for special tax treatment because it was lumped in with the other drinkable forms of alcohol. The stamps special tax stamps for denatured alcohol were introduced in 1907 and were in use until at least 1920.

Series of 1907

Springer AH??P, 20 gallons, with additional coupons up to 29.9 gallons, Series of 1907, proof plate prepared in 1915, plate number 46810

Springer AH??P, 40 gallons, with additional coupons up to 49.9 gallons, Series of 1907, proof plate prepared in 1915, plate number 46862

Springer AH??P, 50 gallons, with additional coupons up to 59.9 gallons, Series of 1907, proof plate prepared in 1908, plate number 27321

Springer AH??P, 110 gallons, with additional coupons up to 119.9 gallons, Series of 1907, proof plate prepared in 1919, plate number 23182

Springer AH??P, 130 gallons, with additional coupons up to 139.9 gallons, Series of 1907, proof plate prepared in 1920, plate number 23235

(All Denatured Alcohol proof images courtesy of the Smithsonian National Postal Museum)

Medicinal Spirits special tax stamps

No plate numbers have been reported on the following stamps. However, they are similar to other special tax stamps, some of which feature plate numbers.

-- $25 FYE June 30, 1941 (black on gray)

All have red serial numbers and legal warning. Please report any plate numbers.

Cotton Order stamps

Springer 1G??P, 25¢ proofs, 1940 issue plate number 142811, 1941 issue plate number 146433

Proofs with plate numbers 142812, 142813 and 144233 are also known

(142811 image courtesy of Chris Steenerson, from the Smithsonian collection; 146433 image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Springer 1G3 and 1G3S specimen 25¢ booklet panes are known, but are without plate numbers. Please report any plate number items.

Hydrometer labels 1866-1975+

Series of 1866

Springfield 1, also Springer AX??, George Washington, E. A. Rollins signature

Series of 1870

Springfield 2, also Springer AX??, Columbus Delano, Commissioner of Internal Revenue

Series of 1889

Turner H-9 / Springfield 9P (or 10, 12, 13, or 14?) / Springer AX??, Washington, John W. Mason signature, Series of 1889, proof plate number 1500

(Image courtesy of Chris Steenerson, from the Smithsonian collection)

Series of 1897

Springer AX??P), Washington, W.S. Forman signature, Series of 1897, proof plate number 5483 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Series of 1913

Springer AX??, Washington, W.H. Osborn signature, Series of 1913, prefix A, hand entered plate number 94 (Image courtesy of Eric Jackson)

Series of 1929

Springer AX??, Hayes, J.M. Doran signature, Series of 1929, proof plate number 28762 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Series of 1947

Springer AX??P, Rutherford B. Hayes, Series of 1947, proof plate number 48100 (Image courtesy of the National Postal Museum)

Special Tax stamps for Proprietor of Bowling Alley or Billiard Room

Examples of the $5 face value for 1900, 1901 and 1919 are known.

On early examples, coupons at the left were trimmed to indicate tax prorated for a partial year. On later examples such as 1919, coupons at lower left were trimmed to indicate the number of alleys or tables covered by the tax, and coupons at upper left were trimmed to indicate tax prorated for a partial year. All are without plate numbers.