3c George W. Laird revenue stamp single
National Postal Museum

3c George W. Laird revenue stamp single

1870

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

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.

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