Ross – Korean Revenue Stamps

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 […]

Seoul Korea Municipal Revenues Update

Joe Ross — Wed, 07 Feb 2018 09:51:57 +0000

In March 2011 Joe Ross wrote in the CalRev’r: “Listing recently printed revenue stamps is nearly impossible. There are no government publications which list current or future items. It is incumbent on collectors that locate new or unlisted items to pass on this information.. Barefoot’s SE Asia catalog took a huge step towards providing that […]

Korean Revenue Update – Oh By The Way

Joe Ross — Tue, 06 Feb 2018 07:03:07 +0000

Once a catalog is finished, out come all the collectors that have checked to find all the items missed, the unlisted. Fortunately the following items came from an auction house in Korea that had never read John Barefoot’s Southeast Asia Revenues catalog. The following have not yet been listed with issue dates through 1975. (Please […]