Medium:

paper; ink (carmine)

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 7/8 x 1 3/16 in. (2.3 x 3 cm)

Type:

Revenue Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1898

Description:

Medicine taxes helped finance the Spanish-American War. Some firms, such as Johnson & Johnson, remain in business. Some products, such as Bromo-Seltzer, are still available for purchase.

Topic:

The Gilded Age (1877-1920)  Search this

Object number:

1998.2013.5366.1

See more items in:

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/hm8aa35d3a7-fd73-4611-b7f9-9cb5654ec865

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.5366.1