$200 Documentary Second Issue revenue stamp die proof single
National Postal Museum

$200 Documentary Second Issue revenue stamp die proof single

George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799 · 1871

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

In 1871, the government issued a new series of documentary revenue stamps to replace the 1862 "first issue" revenue stamps. Concerns over counterfeiting as well as reuse after chemically removing the cancellation prompted the decision.

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