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$1 Washington imprinted revenue stamped paper on $1000 railroad company bond

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$1 Washington imprinted revenue stamped paper on $1000 railroad company bond

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1872

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1872
DateMarch 2, 1872
Kindstamp
Year1872
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RN-W2
Mediumpaper; ink (black, green, orange)
Regionus
Npm Recordnpm_2011.2005.702
DescriptionPreprinted revenue stamps on documents meant clerks did not have to add stamps and businesses received discounts for prepayment.
Image SourceSmithsonian Open Access
Image LicenseCC0
Oracle ID36595099

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