1878 issue
Tax rate.1 USD per Barrel.Printed on six different paper or design classifications between 1878 and 1898.This and all subsequent issues printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.Typographed frames same for all values except for color difference.Engraved center portraits in black area.
-1/8 Barrel Washington - 1/3 Barrel Thomas
-1/6 Barrel Corwin - 1/2 Barrel Jefferson
-1/4 Barrel Benton - 1 Barrel Johnson
-1 Hogshead Wright
illustration
12 1/2c 1/8 Barrel-1878 Sc REA37 Blue - Washington- green paper plate letter and position number-Priester 38
ScREA37 c pale green paper -plate 1612 , position 20- Priester 38aC -census 3
16-2/3c 1/6 Barrel- 1878- ScREA38e - Light Brown on Blue- Corwin-Blue paper-no plate letter or number or position number-Mint - Priester 39E Census 72
Sc 38 -plate A , position 15 -Priester 39B
25c 1/4 Barrel- 1878 Sc REA39 green - Benton
33 1/3c 1/3 barrel-1878-Sc REA 40e-violet-Thomas-blue paper-no plate letter or number or position-Priester 41E Census 59
50c 1/2 Barrel- 1878 -Sc REA 41 - orange-green paper - Jefferson - plate A -position 3-one line under dollar-Priester 42bB
50c 1/2 Barrel- 1878 Sc REA41e -Orange -blue paper Jefferson-no plate letter or number or position number -Priester 42E
1D 1Barrel- 1878 Sc REA 42e -Red on blue- Johnson- No Plate/Position Number- Mint -Priester 43E
1D 1Barrel- 1878 Sc REA 42- Red- Plate B Position 16
Sc REA42 e-one line under dollar-Priester 43 E
2D 1 hogshead- 1878 Sc REA43 -brown - green paper -Silas Wright -Plate A Position 20-One line under Dollars- mint - Priester 44B
REA43f -brown-dark blue paper-no plate neither position-Priester 44F census 39
Schlitz brewery
1898 issue
DURING THE AMERICAN-SPANISH WAR 1898 , TAX INCREASED TWICE
Tax rate. 2 USD per Barrel.Stamps of the 1878 issue surcharged to reflect the new tax rate.Effective date of revised rate: June 14,1898.
Four general surcharge typers:
-A : Bureau of engraving and printing surcharge "Tax 2 USD per Barrel./Series of 1898" printed diagonally in red,letters 4 1/4 mm high.
-B : Same A, but letters 5 1/2 mm high.
-C: Handstamped provisionnal surcharge with similar wording in 1-3 lines,more than 30 style.
-D: printed provisionnal 2-line surcharges,horizontal in various color.
33 1/3c 1/6 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA45 - Corwin-Type A Surcharge on 16 2/3c REA38e-Priester48A Census 35
50c 1/4 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA46 - Benton -Type A Surcharge on 25c REA39f-Priester 52 Census 48
1 D 1/2 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA48 -Jefferson- Type A Surcharge on 50c REA41f-Priester 55A Census 84
2 D 1 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA49 -Johnson- Type A Surcharge on 1D REA42f-Priester 57A Census 37
25c 1/8 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA51 - Washington- Type B Surcharge on 12-1/2c REA37f-Blue on Dark Blue paper-Priester46B Census 59
50c 1/4 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA53 - Benton-Type B Surcharge on 25c REA39f- Priester 52B Census 138
1D 1/2 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA55 - Jefferson-Type B Surcharge on 50c REA41f-Priester 55B Census 239
2D 1 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA56 - Johnson-Type B Surcharge on 1D REA42f-Priester 57B Census 67
4 D 1hhd -1898 ScREA57 -Wright- Type B Surcharge on 2D REA43F- Brown on Dark Blue- ex Tolman- Priester 59B Census 14
25c 1/4 barrell-sc REA 58-Washington-blue-Priester 64 Census 1122
33 1/3 c 1/3 barrel-sc REA 59-Corwin-brown-Priester 65 Census 66
50c 1/4 Barrel- 1898 Sc REA60-green-Priester 66-Benton- Census 267
1D 1/2 Barrel-1898 Sc REA62-yellow- Jefferson-Priester 68-Census 596
2D-1bbl - 1898 Sc REA63 - Red-Wright- Priester 69-Census 215
4D-1hhd-1898 Sc REA 64 -Daek Brown-Corvin-Priester 70-Census 45
