Medium:

paper; ink (pink)

Dimensions:

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

1998.2013.5386.1

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/hm888d89515-7538-48d3-87b1-e06eac9a3a3c

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_1998.2013.5386.1