5c Documentary Inland Exchange revenue stamp single on marriage certificate
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
September 14, 1871
Issuing entity
United States5c Documentary Inland Exchange revenue stamp single on marriage certificate — revenue stamp in the Smithsonian National Postal Museum collection (object 2011.2038.3), catalogued by the museum as Scott USA R27c.
Dated by the museum: September 14, 1871. Depicts: George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799. Medium: paper; ink (red, black).
Evidence at a glance
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- Catalogue references
- 1
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Historical context
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. The Documentary Inland Exchange revenue stamp on this 1871 marriage certificate indicates that taxes were paid on the document.
Physical characteristics
- Medium
- paper; ink (red, black)
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 5 3/8 x 6 3/8 in. (13.65 x 16.19 cm)
Design
- Depicts
- George Washington, American, 1732 - 1799
Identification
- Place
- Ohio
- Topic
- Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
- Date recorded
- September 14, 1871
- Museum object number
- 2011.2038.3
- Museum classification
- Revenue Stamps
Catalogue references
- ScottUSA R27c
Research required
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