75c Pennsylvania First Federal Issue embossed revenue stamped paper on document
National Postal Museum

75c Pennsylvania First Federal Issue embossed revenue stamped paper on document

February 19, 1801

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

Before the Revolution, the colonial and British governments used embossed revenue stamped papers to support frontier and local services. After the Revolution, the U.S. government used embossed stamps to pay war debts.

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