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5c New York Match Company revenue stamp single

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5c New York Match Company revenue stamp single

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

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LineUS
Set / seriesSmithsonian National Postal Museum — Revenue Stamps
LanguageEnglish
Year1872
Date1872
Kindstamp
Year1872
PlaceUnited States of America
ScottUSA RO139b
Mediumpaper; ink (blue)
Regionus
Npm Recordnpm_1998.2013.5150.1
DescriptionPhosphorus matches, also known as strike anywhere matches, were taxed because of poisonous phosphorus.
Image SourceSmithsonian Open Access
Image LicenseCC0
Oracle ID36597407

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