American Revenue Association Explained

The American Revenue Association was founded in 1947^[1] and is a "non-profit corporation serving the needs and interests of all collectors of revenues, tax stamps, stamped paper, telegraph and railroad stamps, and general non-postal Back-of-the-Book material".^[2]

The association is run by a board of directors assisted by officers. The president is Robert Hohertz.^[3] Notable members include the prominent stamp dealer Eric Jackson, Martin Erler in Germany, E.S.J. van Dam in Canada and A.M. Mollah in India.

Journal

The official journal of the association is The American Revenuer, which is now in its 63rd volume.

Affiliations

The association is affiliate No.51 of the American Philatelic Society.^[4]

Selected publications

The association has published the following books, amongst others:

• Combs, W.V. Second Federal Issue 1801–1802: U.S. Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper.
• Combs, W.V. Third Federal Issue 1814-1817 and other U.S. Embossed Revenue Stamped Paper 1791-1869.
• Mahler, Michael. A catalog of United States revenue-stamped documents of the Civil War era by type and tax rate.

See also

• Cinderella Stamp Club
• Fiscal Philatelic Society
• Revenue Society

Notes and References

1. Web site: Refresher course; No geographic boundaries for some specialist groups . Rick . Miller . 4 February 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20101228085934/http://linns.com/howto/refresher/specialtysocieties_20030908/refreshercourse.aspx . 28 December 2010 . dead .
2. http://www.revenuer.org/about.html Retrieved 4 February 2011.
3. http://www.revenuer.org/officers.html Retrieved 4 February 2011.
4. Web site: Mission Statement . www.revenuer.org . 2 January 2023.