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Here is what Scott says about them:
"These stamps were required by the Potato Act of 1935, an amendment to the Agricultural Adjustment Act that became effective Dec. 1, 1935.
Potato growers were given allotments for which they were provided Tax exempt potato stamps. Growers exceeding their allotments would have paid for the excess
with Tax paid Potato stamps at the rate of 3/4 cent per pound.On Jan 6, 1936 the Supreme Curt decalerd the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional.
Officially the Potato Act was in affect until Feb. 10, 1936. Because of the Act's short life the Tax Paid stamps were never used."
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Thankyou That is awesome info.I only have one of the stamps but it is a part of postal history. Cheryl
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Hi AntoniusRa;
Those are a beautiful set of stamps by the way.
Just a couple of questions. Are those engraved? Since they were only available for so short of a time,
would that affect their value, and are they worth much today?
Just stampin'....
TuskenRaider
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Who is the sad potato in the portrait?
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01:25:56pm
That is Magdalena O'Malley, Doe. During the height of the Irish emigration to the US, she smuggled 5 star potato buds into the US and established the north of Maine as (at least temporarily) the potato capital of the US.
(and if you believe that one, I have this bridge in western Arizona available at a bargain price) 
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Would that be London Bridge, Bobby?
I have a question related to stamps such as these. I don't understand why they had taxes like these in the first place, and this one for such a short period of time. Was it to control over supply?
Peter
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02:00:48pm
Peter, I believe it was part of FDR's "New Deal." The Supremes were all over the NRA (National Recovery Administration, not the National Rifle Association) and shut down many aspects of the programs created under its auspices, many because legal procedure and/or authority was circumvented or ignored.
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"That is Magdalena O'Malley, Doe. During the height of the Irish emigration to the US, she smuggled 5 star potato buds into the US and established the north of Maine as (at least temporarily) the potato capital of the US.
(and if you believe that one, I have this bridge in western Arizona available at a bargain price)
"
That was great!
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"Just a couple of questions. Are those engraved? Since they were only available for so short of a time,
would that affect their value, and are they worth much today?
Just stampin'....
TuskenRaider"
Yes, they are nicely engraved. No doubt they would have not gone to the trouble of engraving them had they known that they would not see usage.
My 2000 Scott U.S. Specialty cat is way out of date and expect that the values have increased. The 2000 cat for the mint set is $51.00. The 3/4 cent stamp is valued at 30 cents with a steady increase up to the $1.50 value which is $12.50.
They are not all that scarce as I have seen them many times over the years but again they are not all that common.
Scott identifies the portrait as "Young Woman from The Bouguet"
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01:25:06pm
" ... Scott identifies the portrait as "Young Woman from The Bouguet" ..."
Oh yes, that must refer of Magdelena's stint as a taxi dancer at The Bouguet de Paris the only strip club on O'Connell Street right near the Statue of Lord Nelson.
ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø
So remember brave Lord Nelson boys,
He'd never known defeat,,
And for his reward, they stuck him up,
In the middle of O'Connell Street.
ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø
At least there he stood until March 1966
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The Scott 2013 US Specialized lists the set value at $105.10; a nice increase since 2000.
These are the "Tax Paid" potato stamps;
Does anyone here on SOR have any copies of the "Tax Exempt" potato stamps?
Issues numbered R114 thru R118?
Randy
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Randy, Thanks for the recent cat value on the Potato stamps.
I can't recall ever seeing any of the tax exempt type in the flesh
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Very Interesting stamps
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Agreed! This is a nice, tight little set! Thanks for the images.
Andrejs
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03:47:11pm
Can any of our members explain the use of USA Potato Revenue stamps and when they were issued? I believe the time frame was very small.
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Here is what Scott says about them:
"These stamps were required by the Potato Act of 1935, an amendment to the Agricultural Adjustment Act that became effective Dec. 1, 1935.
Potato growers were given allotments for which they were provided Tax exempt potato stamps. Growers exceeding their allotments would have paid for the excess
with Tax paid Potato stamps at the rate of 3/4 cent per pound.On Jan 6, 1936 the Supreme Curt decalerd the Agricultural Adjustment Act unconstitutional.
Officially the Potato Act was in affect until Feb. 10, 1936. Because of the Act's short life the Tax Paid stamps were never used."
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Thankyou That is awesome info.I only have one of the stamps but it is a part of postal history. Cheryl
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Hi AntoniusRa;
Those are a beautiful set of stamps by the way.
Just a couple of questions. Are those engraved? Since they were only available for so short of a time,
would that affect their value, and are they worth much today?
Just stampin'....
TuskenRaider
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Who is the sad potato in the portrait?
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They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
06 Nov 2015
01:25:56pm
re: us potato stamps
That is Magdalena O'Malley, Doe. During the height of the Irish emigration to the US, she smuggled 5 star potato buds into the US and established the north of Maine as (at least temporarily) the potato capital of the US.
(and if you believe that one, I have this bridge in western Arizona available at a bargain price)
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re: us potato stamps
Would that be London Bridge, Bobby?
I have a question related to stamps such as these. I don't understand why they had taxes like these in the first place, and this one for such a short period of time. Was it to control over supply?
Peter
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They who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. -Benjamin Franklin
06 Nov 2015
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re: us potato stamps
Peter, I believe it was part of FDR's "New Deal." The Supremes were all over the NRA (National Recovery Administration, not the National Rifle Association) and shut down many aspects of the programs created under its auspices, many because legal procedure and/or authority was circumvented or ignored.
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re: us potato stamps
"That is Magdalena O'Malley, Doe. During the height of the Irish emigration to the US, she smuggled 5 star potato buds into the US and established the north of Maine as (at least temporarily) the potato capital of the US.
(and if you believe that one, I have this bridge in western Arizona available at a bargain price)
"
That was great!
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re: us potato stamps
"Just a couple of questions. Are those engraved? Since they were only available for so short of a time,
would that affect their value, and are they worth much today?
Just stampin'....
TuskenRaider"
Yes, they are nicely engraved. No doubt they would have not gone to the trouble of engraving them had they known that they would not see usage.
My 2000 Scott U.S. Specialty cat is way out of date and expect that the values have increased. The 2000 cat for the mint set is $51.00. The 3/4 cent stamp is valued at 30 cents with a steady increase up to the $1.50 value which is $12.50.
They are not all that scarce as I have seen them many times over the years but again they are not all that common.
Scott identifies the portrait as "Young Woman from The Bouguet"
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08 Nov 2015
01:25:06pm
re: us potato stamps
" ... Scott identifies the portrait as "Young Woman from The Bouguet" ..."
Oh yes, that must refer of Magdelena's stint as a taxi dancer at The Bouguet de Paris the only strip club on O'Connell Street right near the Statue of Lord Nelson.
ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø
So remember brave Lord Nelson boys,
He'd never known defeat,,
And for his reward, they stuck him up,
In the middle of O'Connell Street.
ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤º°`°º¤ø,¸¸,ø¤ºº°`°º¤ø
At least there he stood until March 1966
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re: us potato stamps
The Scott 2013 US Specialized lists the set value at $105.10; a nice increase since 2000.
These are the "Tax Paid" potato stamps;
Does anyone here on SOR have any copies of the "Tax Exempt" potato stamps?
Issues numbered R114 thru R118?
Randy
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Randy, Thanks for the recent cat value on the Potato stamps.
I can't recall ever seeing any of the tax exempt type in the flesh
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Agreed! This is a nice, tight little set! Thanks for the images.
Andrejs
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