Books and catalogues – Korean Revenue Stamps

Revenue stamps of Iran 3rd Edition

Ivo Spanjersberg — Tue, 29 Oct 2019 00:49:16 +0000

Several well-known members of the revenue/fiscal stamp community pointed out that a new edition of the “Revenue Stamps of Iran” catalog had been published. This edition, the third, is larger than ever, with “742 full color pages with pictures of every stamp and many new rare documents”. The two volumes show many different types of […]

Annotated Non-Postal Stamp Catalogue of Andryvs J?rdžs Foundation

Ivo Spanjersberg — Tue, 28 May 2019 23:02:55 +0000

Published in 2017 by the Andryvs J?rdžs Foundation in Latvian (Latgalian) the “Annotated Non-Postal Stamp Catalogue of Andryvs J?rdžs Foundation” by Zigurds Svi?is shows the non-postal stamps (also known as “cinderellas“) published by Latvians in exile between 1962 and 1992. After the Second World War many people from the Baltic states, for the second time […]

What’s the Tax Rate?

Joe Ross — Mon, 02 Apr 2018 08:32:41 +0000

Part of my stamp hobby was exhibiting for the past several years during which I could usually put together one or two exhibits every year. In the course of exhibiting revenues I learned that most judges were old school and did not ever consider revenues as stamps. I exhibited in San Francisco, Phoenix, Seattle, Los […]

Revenue Stamps of The Republic of Uruguay 1915-2005

Ivo Spanjersberg — Wed, 21 Mar 2018 16:08:16 +0000

Two of several catalogues published by Joe Ross are about the revenue stamps of Uruguay. This is the first of these volumes, in this case about the revenue stamps of Uruguay as issued between 1915 and 2005. Published in 2012, the catalogue contains 135 pages of information, lists stamps from 70+ categories of revenue stamps which […]

Vehicle License Registration Stamps of Uruguay

Ivo Spanjersberg — Tue, 20 Mar 2018 08:25:05 +0000

Two of several catalogues published by Joe Ross are about the revenue stamps of Uruguay. The second volume is specifically about the revenue stamps issued by the”Patente de Rodados de Departamento de Montevideo” or “Vehicle Registration Department of Montevideo” between 1928 and 1963. The complete title of the book is: Patente de Rodados de DEPARTAMENTO […]

One Bayer Aspirin Tablet: How much tax?

Joe Ross — Wed, 21 Feb 2018 19:16:47 +0000

One of those mixed lots of match booklets and one little package labeled “Bayer” Industry of Uruguay, one tablet with aspirin and caffeine. The package contains one aspirin tablet and is 46 mm square or about 1 ¾” on each side. It also has an insignificant tax stamp on the reverse side. Into the drawer […]

How I Wrote My Catalog

Joe Ross — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 22:14:37 +0000

WHY WOULD YOU WANT TO WRITE A CATALOG? There is no profit! There is no instant gratification and the time and money spent can never be recovered. Egotism? I think not. My reason is basic: sharing what I have learned with other collectors. There are other factors, such as the chase for elusive material, collating […]

Traccion a Sangre or Pulled by Blood

Joe Ross — Tue, 13 Feb 2018 21:14:32 +0000

What an interesting term, Traccion a Sangre, “pulled by blood.” It evokes the image of tens of thousands of slaves pulling on ropes to raise huge stones for the construction of the pyramids. “Traccion a Sangre” as used in Uruguay, in the more modern sense, connotes animal power, more specifically animal drawn carts, carriages, or […]

The Revenue Stamps of Iraq

Ivo Spanjersberg — Sun, 11 Feb 2018 13:13:06 +0000

In 2004 Joe Ross and John Powell published the fourth edition of the most comprehensive catalogue of revenue stamps from Iraq. In over 100 pages they listed pretty much every revenue stamp known at the time of publication. All designs are shown, in the same way the Scott catalogue shows individual designs (but not every […]

Ukrainian Camp and Exile issues catalog

Ivo Spanjersberg — Wed, 19 Sep 2012 20:26:31 +0000

After having bought quite a few specialist catalogs I recently received another compliment to my every growing selection of exile stamp catalogus: the “Ukrainia DP Camp, POW Camp, Government in Exile and National Council Issues” (second edition) catalog of stamps of, well, the title says it all. And let me start by saying that this […]