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2c D. Ransom and Company revenue stamp single

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2c D. Ransom and Company revenue stamp single

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1865

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1865
Date1865
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RS195b
Mediumpaper; ink (black)
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_1998.2013.5309.1
DescriptionPrivate die medicine stamps indicated that the required federal tax had been paid on products such as tonics, syrups, pills, and other “cures.” Later, the 1906 Pure Food and Drug Act required patent medicine manufacturers to list certain ingredients and prohibited them from making false or misleading medical claims about the effectiveness of their products.
Oracle ID36593182

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