Sterling is famous for his collection and study of United States revenue stamps, which are essentially tax stamps on certain goods and commodities issued by the federal government. Sterling amassed one of the finest such collections and sold it to Hiram Edmund Deats in 1888 for what was then the huge sum of seven thousand dollars.
In 1890, he and Deats joined together and purchased seven boxcar loads (amounting to 213 tons) of “excessed” paperwork from the U.S. Treasury. They discovered that the lot contained a “gold mine” of revenue stamps, including unused ones. The government eventually discovered its error, and demanded return of the lot, with most of it being returned.
After selling his revenue collection to Deats, Sterling became a stamp dealer, still specializing in revenue stamps. He made several important purchases, such as the archives of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania security printers and engravers Butler and Carpenter which contained both private and government revenue stamps. The archives contained essays, proofs, “special tax stamps” and other collateral material, most of which he subsequently sold to Deats.
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Sterling issued his postage stamp catalog of United States stamps in 1887. In 1888, he issued his revenue stamp catalog of the United States, which became the standard reference for revenues.
edward, boker, sterling, september, 1851, november, 1925, trenton, jersey, philatelist, specialized, study, united, states, postage, stamps, postal, stationery, revenue, stamps, bornseptember, 1851diednovember, 1925, 1925, aged, nationalityamericanoccupationen. Edward Boker Sterling September 9 1851 November 29 1925 of Trenton New Jersey was a philatelist who specialized in the study of United States postage stamps postal stationery and revenue stamps Edward Boker SterlingBornSeptember 9 1851DiedNovember 29 1925 1925 11 30 aged 74 NationalityAmericanOccupationEngineerEngineering careerProjectsCreated the standard reference work for United States revenue stamps in 1888AwardsAPS Hall of Fame Contents 1 Collecting interests 2 Philatelic literature 3 Honors and awards 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksCollecting interests editSterling is famous for his collection and study of United States revenue stamps which are essentially tax stamps on certain goods and commodities issued by the federal government Sterling amassed one of the finest such collections and sold it to Hiram Edmund Deats in 1888 for what was then the huge sum of seven thousand dollars In 1890 he and Deats joined together and purchased seven boxcar loads amounting to 213 tons of excessed paperwork from the U S Treasury They discovered that the lot contained a gold mine of revenue stamps including unused ones The government eventually discovered its error and demanded return of the lot with most of it being returned After selling his revenue collection to Deats Sterling became a stamp dealer still specializing in revenue stamps He made several important purchases such as the archives of Philadelphia Pennsylvania security printers and engravers Butler and Carpenter which contained both private and government revenue stamps The archives contained essays proofs special tax stamps and other collateral material most of which he subsequently sold to Deats Philatelic literature editSterling issued his postage stamp catalog of United States stamps in 1887 In 1888 he issued his revenue stamp catalog of the United States which became the standard reference for revenues Honors and awards editSterling was admitted to the American Philatelic Society Hall of Fame in 1997 See also editPhilately Philatelic literatureReferences editEdward Boker SterlingExternal links editWorks by or about Edward Boker Sterling at Internet Archive Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Edward Boker Sterling amp oldid 1168381703, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
