# RO120d - 1878-83 1c Proprietary Match Stamp - The Ives & Judd Match Co, green, watermark 191R
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When revenue taxes were levied to help fund the Civil War, private match and medicine companies were permitted to make their own dies and plates. This unusual practice allowed companies to advertise their wares – and gave collectors a bounty of desirable stamps and proofs to choose from!
Most Match and Medicine stamps were destroyed upon use, so sound and money-saving examples with small flaws can be hard to find.
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Get Match and Medicine Stamps
When revenue taxes were levied to help fund the Civil War, private match and medicine companies were permitted to make their own dies and plates. This unusual practice allowed companies to advertise their wares – and gave collectors a bounty of desirable stamps and proofs to choose from!
Most Match and Medicine stamps were destroyed upon use, so sound and money-saving examples with small flaws can be hard to find.