1 dollar "Commerce" Documentary Revenue Stamp

United States · 1902 · $1

This documentary revenue stamp features an allegorical female figure representing Commerce, holding a staff and resting her arm on a globe with a ship. It is inscribed "UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE" at the top and "$1" in the lower corners, with an ornamental numeral surcharge.

This stamp is part of a series of revenue stamps reintroduced in 1898 to help fund the Spanish-American War. These stamps were used to collect taxes on various documents and transactions during that period.