2.50 Dollar George Washington Second Issue Revenue Stamp

United States · 1871 · $2.50

This bicolored revenue stamp from 1871 features a gray portrait of George Washington within a blue frame, with the denomination $2.50 clearly visible.

Issued by the United States in the 1860s to help fund the American Civil War, these 'Second Issue' revenue stamps were bicolored to prevent fraudulent reuse.