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

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

George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799 · March 2, 1872

paper; ink (black, green, orange)
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Preprinted revenue stamps on documents meant clerks did not have to add stamps and businesses received discounts for prepayment.

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