US Revenue Match Stamps RO9b American Fusee Co ZAYIX 0924MAR102

US Revenue Match Stamps RO9b American Fusee Co ZAYIX 0924MAR102

Revenue Type: Private Die Match Stamp

Private Die Proprietary Stamps, which most collectors refer to as Match and Medicine stamps, were most often torn or otherwised damaged when the box or container the stamp was afixed to was opened. Scott Catalog prices the stamps assuming they are somewhat faulty and in Fine-Very Fine (F/VF) condition. Faults such as small tears, pinholes, thins, etc. are common, but should not be readily apparent on the face of the stamp. Ordinary stamps usually sell for full catalog or better. Stamps that are sound (fault free) and/or that are nicely centered (grade better than FVF) frequently sell for several times the stated catalog price.

Private Die Propriety Stamps are found on five paper varieities (the letter in the catalog number):

1. Old Paper, (1862 to 1871)
2. Silk Paper, (1871 to 1877)
3. Pink Paper, (1877 to 1878)
4. Watermarked Paper, (1878-1883)
5. experimental silk paper