$2 Beer revenue stamp proof single

Alexander Hamilton, American, 1757 - 1804 · 1871

This image is a proof on card of the two barrel, 2-dollar Beer Stamp of 1871. The 1871 series of Beer stamps was bicolor with engraved colored frames printed by the National Bank Note Company and engraved black vignettes printed by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. For this stamp, the frame is red brown and the vignette features an image of Alexander Hamilton (1755/57-1804). If listed in Scott, the number would be REA29P4.