Stamps & Postal History

Revenue & Fiscal Stamps: What to Record

Stamps that paid taxes and fees instead of postage.

The Data Sheet for Revenue & Fiscal Stamps

The 21 fields worth recording for revenue & fiscal stamps, grouped as in the ordicio app. Fields marked with a broader category come from it; the others are specific to revenue & fiscal stamps.

Identification

Country Text Stamps & postal history: Country of origin or issue, by its usual English name (historic states as named at the time, e.g. Kingdom of Bavaria).
Catalogue numbers Text Stamps & postal history: Numbers in the main catalogues with the catalogue named, e.g. Scott 245, SG 186, Michel 52, Yvert 140, WNS DE012.05.
Reference link Link Stamps & postal history: Web page about this object or its reference entry (catalogue, database, sale).
Face value Text: Denomination as printed, with currency, e.g. 5 c, 1/2 d, 0,80 EUR.
Tax / fee Text: What the stamp paid for, e.g. documents, court fees, tobacco, consular fees.
Issuing authority Text: Government level or body that issued the revenue stamp, e.g. federal, state, municipal, a court.
Issue date Date: First day of issue.

Condition

Condition notes Text Stamps & postal history: Faults, wear and damage in detail.
Certificate / expertise Text Stamps & postal history: Certificates of authenticity or expert opinions, with issuer, date and number.
Gum / usage Choice: State of the gum for mint stamps, or how the stamp was used.
Mint never hinged (MNH, **)
Mint lightly hinged (MLH, *)
Mint hinged (MH, *)
Mint, no gum ((*))
Used
Cancelled to order (CTO)
On piece
On cover

Acquisition

How and when the object came into the collection.

Acquisition date Date Stamps & postal history: Date the object came into the collection.
Acquisition method Choice, or your own Stamps & postal history: How the object came into the collection.
Purchase
Auction
Gift
Inheritance
Exchange / trade
Self-collected / found
Commission
Acquired from Text Stamps & postal history: Seller, auction house (with sale and lot number), donor or place where it was found.
Purchase price Amount Stamps & postal history: Price paid including fees and premiums.
Provenance Text Stamps & postal history: Earlier owners and the object's history, oldest first, with sources (labels, invoices, sale catalogues).

Value

Estimated and insured value.

Estimated value Amount Stamps & postal history: Current market value as estimated.
Valuation date Date Stamps & postal history: Date of the current value estimate.
Valuation basis Choice Stamps & postal history: What the estimated value is based on.
Own estimate
Recent sales / auction results
Dealer offer
Catalogue value
Professional appraisal
Insurance valuation
Insured value Amount Stamps & postal history: Sum the object is insured for.

Collection record

Your own inventory data.

Inventory number Text Stamps & postal history: Your own number or label for the object, e.g. C-0042, as written on its label or album page.
Storage location Text Stamps & postal history: Where the object is kept, e.g. room, cabinet, drawer, album and page, box.