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Medium:
paper; ink (blue)
Dimensions:
Height x Width: 1 x 13/16 in. (2.5 x 2.1 cm)
Type:
Revenue Stamps
Place:
United States of America
Date:
1882
Description:
Phosphorus matches, also known as strike anywhere matches, were taxed because of poisonous phosphorus.
Topic:
The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this
Object number:
1998.2013.5080.1
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National Postal Museum Collection
On View:
Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm883021d88-ed52-4b5f-bbf9-882f1a6c847d
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.5080.1