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Old 07-26-2021, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by rdwyer View Post
Movement is so fast you can't see anything clearly, except for the parts he wants you to see. Refuses to show bottom of tax stamp, but doesn't matter because it's a 1920's beyond tax stamp. Refuses to show factory, district & state info. A sealed tax stamp wouldn't let you push it open. No cards were ever issued with this tax stamp!
At 1:59 of the video you can actually see the bottom.

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From John Canfield's site: (NOTE: No CLASS A Cigarettes on top of tax stamp)
Thanks, this is indeed helpful. From the site:

Series of 1917: Appeared on tax stamps from 1917 through 1920. – note: Series of 1917 tax stamps appearing on 10-cigarette count packs did not have a date on it but rather said “Ten” along the bottom border of the tax stamp.

So....looks like this is a 1917-1920 dated Sweet Cap pack that's been incredibly well preserved and re-packed unless the conventional history on tax stamps is wrong. This also seems to jive with the aluminum paper on the inside which apparently wasn't used in the US prior to 1913.
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