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6c Proprietary general issue revenue stamp plate proof

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6c Proprietary general issue revenue stamp plate proof

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1875

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1875
Date1875-1883
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RB18
MediumIndia paper; ink (violet)
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_1999.2018.317
DescriptionIn 1875, the Bureau of Internal Revenue awarded the printing contract for revenue stamps, previously held by Joseph R. Carpenter, to the National Bank Note Company. National Banknote prepared a new series of proprietary stamps, commonly referred to as the "second proprietary issue," in 1-cent, 2-cent, 3-cent, 4-cent, 5-cent, and 6-cent denominations. The stamps were issued between October 1875 and the termination of proprietary taxes on July 1, 1883. Imposed to finance the Civil War, the proprietary taxes applied to items such as matches, proprietary medicines, and perfumes.
Oracle ID36594858

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum