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5c Samuel Hart and Company revenue stamp single

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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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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1866
Date1866
Kindstamp
Year1866
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RU9b
Mediumpaper; ink (black)
Regionus
Npm Recordnpm_1998.2013.5413.1
DescriptionPerfumes 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 SourceSmithsonian Open Access
Image LicenseCC0
Oracle ID36596234

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