Starting in 1871 colleges issued their own stamps to be sold to members so that they could pre-pay the cost of a college messenger delivering their mail.
The official post office ended this practice in 1886 as it apparently infinged on their postal monopoly
Taylor made bogus stamps of fictitious and existing colleges.
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| Bryant Stratton & Co. |
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| British American College |
As an added note - Fournier also sold copies of the original British colleges who used these stamps for their own mail.
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