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- 1c B. Brandreth revenue stamp single
1c B. Brandreth revenue stamp single
Object Details
- Description
- Private die medicine stamps assured the purchaser that the product was genuine. Later the 1906 Pure Food and Drug law required firms to list ingredients and prohibited them from making false claims.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1875
- Object number
- 1998.2013.5192.1
- Type
- Revenue Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (black)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 2 3/16 x 1 3/4 in. (5.5 x 4.5 cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA RS34b
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Record ID
- npm_1998.2013.5192.1
- Usage
- CC0
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