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Lancaster's infamous counterfeiters

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Author
Shindle, Richard D.
Date of Publication
1979
Lancaster's Infamous Counterfeiters By Richard D. Shindle On April 19, 1899, two Lancaster businessmen were taken into custody by United States Secret Service Agents for producing counterfeit revenue stamps. During the approximately 3 years in which the counterfeiters used bogus reve- nue stamps on
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by Richard D. Shindle.
Author
Shindle, Richard D.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1979
Physical Description
198-211 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 83, no. 4
Subjects
Jacobs, William M.
Kendig, William L.
Counterfeiters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 83, number 4 (1979), p. 198-211Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.83
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Stamp, Tax

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Collection
General Collection
Object ID
1969.006
Date Range
1883-1898
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Collection
General Collection
Description
Framed cigar tax stamps circa 1898. Blue paper with black engraved design. Top stamp is a counterfeit (1898). Bottom is believed to be authentic stamp circa 1883 and is marked "Engraved and Printed at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing"
Made famous in the Jacobs - Kendig counterfeiting case.
Date Range
1883-1898
Year Range From
1883
Year Range To
1898
Storage Location
LCHS / Willson Memorial Building
Storage Room
Museum West
Storage Wall
CC N
Storage Cabinet
Unit 08
Storage Shelf
Shelf 2
People
Jacobs, William M.
Kendig, William L.
Subcategory
Exchange Medium
Search Terms
Counterfeiters
Counterfeiting
Object Name
Stamp, Tax
Material
Paper
Height (in)
5.75
Length (in)
15.25
Depth (in)
0.5
Object ID
1969.006
Accession Number
1969.006
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The Monroe-Head counterfeit

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Author
Catlin, Dana
Call Number
808.8308 C364
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Author
Catlin, Dana
Physical Description
542-556 p.
Notes
In: Great cases of Detective Burns.
Photocopy.
See also: Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society, v.83, no.4, p.198-211 for related article.
Subjects
Detective and mystery stories, American - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Counterfeiters - Pennsylvania - Lancaster.
Additional Author
Jacobs, William M.
Kendig, William L.
Location
Lancaster History Library - Book
Call Number
808.8308 C364
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