3 dollars 'Commerce' Documentary Revenue Stamp

United States · 1898 · $3

A dark brown documentary revenue stamp depicting an allegorical female figure representing Commerce, with 'UNITED STATES INTERNAL REVENUE' and 'SERIES OF 1898' inscriptions.

This stamp was issued in 1898 to raise funds for the Spanish-American War, marking the reintroduction of revenue stamps in the United States after their initial use during the Civil War.