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1c Documentary Proprietary revenue stamp with fancy cancel single
Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1862
Catalog record
| Line | US |
|---|---|
| Set / series | Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1862 |
| Date | 1862 |
| Kind | stamp |
| Year | 1862 |
| Place | United States of America |
| Scott | USA R3d |
| Medium | paper; ink (red) |
| Region | us |
| Npm Record | npm_1998.2013.3160.3 |
| Description | To help finance the Civil War, commodities such as matches, medicines, perfumes, and playing cards were taxed. The tax could be paid with the government's generic proprietary revenue stamps or with stamps designed with manufacturer's logos or iconic imagery, also known as private die proprietary stamps. |
| Image Source | Smithsonian Open Access |
| Image License | CC0 |
| Oracle ID | 36592991 |
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