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20c Pennsylvania First Federal Issue embossed revenue stamped paper on document

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20c Pennsylvania First Federal Issue embossed revenue stamped paper on document

Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1800

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1800
DateMarch 28, 1800
Kindstamp
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RM177
Mediumpaper; ink (black)
Regionus
Npm recordnpm_0.260305.201.36.1
DescriptionBefore the Revolution, the colonial and British governments used embossed revenue stamped papers to support frontier and local services. After the Revolution, the U.S. government used embossed stamps to pay war debts.
Oracle ID36596127

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Source credit: Smithsonian National Postal Museum