50c Documentary Mortgage revenue stamp on petition for divorce
National Postal Museum

50c Documentary Mortgage revenue stamp on petition for divorce

George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799 · May 9, 1864

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

Effective October 1, 1862, the U.S. Congress initiated a tax program that used revenue stamp taxes on almost all transactions, including personal, official, and business transactions and documents.

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