USA

Publicity & Fundraising Stamp

In Marin County, California in the mid-1930s, there was an organization called the California Narcotic and Crime Prevention League, chaired by Captain Philip Mohr. The League prepared and sold fundraising stamps to futher their activities. The image on the stamp depicts a knight in armor slaying a dragon. The knight's shield has the slogan Protect our Youth on it, and at the bottom of the stamp are the words From Narcotics.
The second image illustrates a newspaper article from the Sausalito News, Volume XLVIII, Number 24, 14 June 1935, page 4, about the sale of the stamps.
Apparently there were several printings of this stamp, since Mosbaugh lists 5 distinct varieties. The stamps must not have been particularly effective or well-received, since Mosbaugh rates them as "RR" (Very Rare). The sheet layout is unknown, but the stamps are found with straight edges as well as perforations all around.
This lot consists of a single stamp, with perforations on all four sides. This example is listed in Mosbaugh's "U.S. All Funds Seal Catalog" (Section IX - Medical Seals) as #480.01b. It is F/VF, MNH.

Approximate Image Size: 22 x 34 mm.

* STOCK IMAGE

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After 35+ years I decided to retire from being an active Cinderella Stamp dealer. Most of my working inventory plus backup stock was sold at public auction. However, I have retained some material that I will be offering for sale. In addition, I have some "new" material that was mixed into lots I have bought for my own collections. I will be listing some of the material in my eBay store at fixed prices. I will also be offering some material at auction, either as single items or mixed lots. There will be many bargains available. There will be large and small lots, some containing similar material, some containing a random mixture, and some containing only one or a few items. The condition will be mixed, but none of the lots will be just accumulations of damaged or faulty stamps (unless specifically listed as such).

Items in stockpage or larger lots may be removed and repackaged into glassines to save on shipping costs.

A Note about Poster Stamps and Gum: Because many poster stamp collectors are primarily interested in the image on the stamp, the absence or presence of gum on the back is of little concern. If no mention of gum is made, then there may or may not be gum present. If you are only interested in poster stamps with original gum, please inquire before bidding. Actual condition issues (that are not apparent from the scan) WILL be described.

* A Note about "Stock Images": Occasionally I will have more than one example of an item in inventory. Rather than scan each one individually, I may use the same image for multiple examples of the item. If that is the case, the item supplied will be in substantially the same, or better, condition than the image. Any such items will have the words: "STOCK IMAGE" at the end of the description.

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