Medium:

paper; ink (orange)

Dimensions:

Height x Width: 4 x 2 1/2 in. (10.2 x 6.3 cm)

Type:

Revenue Stamps

Place:

United States of America

Date:

1864-1866

Description:

As a new commodity, photographs were taxed according to their retail value. The revenue stamp was placed on the reverse.

Topic:

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)  Search this

Object number:

2011.2005.715

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/hm80beec052-1335-49ea-bfaa-6ca9f8371d14

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:npm_2011.2005.715