From: Bob Ingraham
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Newsgroups: rec.collecting.stamps.discuss
Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 18:03:30 GMT
Subject: Bob's Chicken Stamps



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Date: Tue, 04 Nov 2003 07:24:36 -0500
Subject: Bob's Chicken Stamps

Hi Bob:

While I was looking for your
Barber stamps, look what I foumd.

http://www.rdhinstl.com/mm/ro2s.jpg
Orange Alexander's Matches stamps were issued
from August of 1864 until July, 1875.
8,329,200 were issued on old paper and
2,343,500 on silk paper.
The scan above is on old paper.

http://www.rdhinstl.com/mm/ro2p.jpg
Above, a plate proof of the Alexander's
Matches chicken stamp on India paper.

http://www.rdhinstl.com/mm/ro80.jpg
Blue Eisenhart stamps were issued
from January, 1876 until mid-May, 1881.
9,046,000 were issued on silk, pink and
watermarked paper. The scan above
is on silk paper.

Blair

snip

Does anyone know of catalogue numbers for these stamps? I can't find them in
the Scott U.S. Specialized; my catalogue is old, 1986, so perhaps they are
in newer ones. Any suggestions for dealers?

Bob

A closer look at the catalogue took me to R047, a "Charles Busch Private Die
Proprietary" stamp, also with a chicken, but quite a different design,
thought still very attractive.

Bob