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5c Russell, Morgan and Company revenue stamp single

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5c Russell, Morgan and Company revenue stamp single

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1881

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1881
Date1881
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RU16d
Mediumpaper; ink (black)
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_1998.2013.5420.1
DescriptionPerfumes were taxed as a luxury commodity. A "sin tax" on playing cards was collected during the Civil War and again from 1894 to 1965.
Oracle ID36592901

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum