August 2018 - Sneak Peek

Figure 17. This 1993 postal card calls attention to potentially unfair beer
taxation laws, ironically made possible by the Twenty First Amendment.
WORLDWIDE COLLECTIONS
New Special Prices!
DESCRIPTION (ALBUM)
CAT. NOW
AMG-TRIESTE A & B, 1947-54, NH,
(Marini Hingeless) $8,372 $2,300
AUSTRIA-HUNGARY, Early Postcards, M/U -- $500
BARBADOS, 1852-1939, M/U $2,010 $410
CANADA, 1859-1964, M/U $9,774 $2,750
CANADA & NEWFOUNDLAND, 1870s-1970s,
M/U, (Minkus) $1,890 $450
CANADA PROVINCES, 1860-1949, mint,
(Lighthouse Pages) $5,090 $1,400
COOK ISLANDS, 1970s-1980s, NH, 5 stockbooks $1,441 $395
CUBA, 1855-96, M/U $1,378 $325
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, Masaryk Collection, M/U $1,452 $550
DENMARK, 1854-1990, Mint, (Lighthouse) $19,403 $5,500
FRANCE, 1849-1994, M/U, (Scott) $8,825 $2,495
GERMANY, 1919-2005, M/U, (Lighthouse
Hingless x10) $14,582 $3,950
GREENLAND PLATE BLKS, 1972-97, NH $2,856 $900
HUNGARY, 1871-1940s, M/U $4,530 $1,150
ICELAND, 1873-1984, used, (Safe Hingeless) $20,520 $5,400
ISRAEL, 1948-78, NH $785 $220
ITALY, 1862-1970, M/U $4,250 $950
JAPAN, 1872-1985, NH/H/U, (Minkus) $4,019 $1,200
LITHUANIA, 1918-34, M/U $2,095 $550
LUXEMBOURG, 1852-1972, M/U $3,120 $895
NEW ZEALAND, 1970-99, NH, (Scott) $1,245 $350
NORWAY, 1863 Coat of Arms, 55 items, used $6,786 $1,850
PAPUA NEW GUINEA, 1952-93, NH,
(Lindner Hingeless) $1,703 $525
PORTUGAL & COLONIES, 1840-1960, M/U
(Scott +2 stockbooks) $13,000 $3,900
SCANDINAVIA, 1855-1960s, M/U $6,000 $995
SWEDEN, 1858-1980, M/U, (Lighthouse x2) $4,064 $750
SWITZERLAND, to 1958, M/U $2,200 $450
UNITED NATIONS, 1977-2012, 2962 diff FDCs $5,500 $695
U.S., 1893-2001, NH/H, (Scott x2) $2,696 $845
U.S. DUCK STAMPS, #RW1-52, NH/LH $3,578 $1,250
U.S. DUCK STAMPS, #RW1-73, NH except RW1,
(White Ace) $5,779 $2,895
WORLDWIDE BRAZIL/VATICAN, mostly NH S/S $1,667 $550
WORLDWIDE I.T.U., 1965, mint $1,100 $210
YUGOSLAVIA, 1918-41, M/U $1,580 $395
VIEW MORE DETAILS, photos of these lots and many
other collections on our website. P&H will vary.
NORTHLAND
Since 1975
International Trading, LLC, Box 34, Verona, NJ 07044
800-950-0058 • www.northstamp.com
are unknown, the return address leaves no doubt as to the
agenda. Other laws seem strange by today’s standards. For
example, the home brewing of beer with an alcohol content
of .5 percent or higher was still illegal until 1978 (it still remained
illegal in Alabama and Mississippi until 2013). A
family (in most states) may legally brew up to 200 gallons
per year; 100 gallons if you’re single. It’s still illegal in all 50
states to distill alcohol unless you have a distilled spirits or
federal fuel alcohol permit.
In modern days, as microbreweries have become more
and more popular, the remnants of the unanticipated consequences
of the 21st Amendment also have become clear.
Each state engages in various forms of taxation of beer,
some straightforward, some arcane. The bottom line is that
– in addition to sales tax – states impose excise taxes on
beer, varying from 2 cents per gallon (Wyoming) to $1.29
per gallon (Tennessee). Other prohibitive laws have made it
hard for small brewers to compete on an equal footing with
large corporations and distributors. The postal card from
1993 [Figure 17] addresses modern beer taxation issues.
Clearly, this feature can only hope to scratch the surface
of the various approaches you can take for your own temperance/Prohibition
collection, which can focus on localities,
types of liquor, the crime or a host of other approaches
that may occur to you. No matter what, have fun. There
are discoveries to be made!
752 AMERICAN PHILATELIST / AUGUST 2018