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$15 Documentary Mortgage revenue stamp plate proof sheet of 54
Object Details
- Description
- Effective October 1, 1862, the U.S. Congress initiated a tax program that used revenue stamp taxes on almost all transactions, including personal, official, and business transactions and documents.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- 1862
- Object number
- 1999.2018.159
- Printer
- Butler & Carpenter
- Type
- Revenue Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (blue)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 16 15/16 x 13 9/16 in. (43 x 34.5 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 R97P4
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Record ID
- npm_1999.2018.159
- Usage
- CC0
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