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5c Samuel Hart and Company revenue stamp single
Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps · US · English · 1866
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| Line | US |
|---|---|
| Set / series | Smithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps |
| Language | English |
| Year | 1866 |
| Date | 1866 |
| Kind | stamp |
| Year | 1866 |
| Place | United States of America |
| Scott | USA RU9b |
| Medium | paper; ink (black) |
| Region | us |
| Npm Record | npm_1998.2013.5413.1 |
| Description | Perfumes were taxed as a luxury commodity. A "sin tax" on playing cards was collected during the Civil War and again from 1894 to 1965. |
| Image Source | Smithsonian Open Access |
| Image License | CC0 |
| Oracle ID | 36596234 |
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