National Postal Museum
1c Documentary Proprietary revenue stamp with fancy cancel single
1862
To help finance the Civil War, commodities such as matches, medicines, perfumes, and playing cards were taxed. The tax could be paid with the government's generic proprietary revenue stamps or with stamps designed with manufacturer's logos or iconic imagery, also known as private die proprietary stamps.
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