uncommonpre-1900

George Washington 1c Revenue Stamp

Name: George Washington 1c Revenue Stamp
Brand: United States

United States · 1862 · 1¢

A 1-cent U.S. revenue stamp from 1862 depicting a profile portrait of George Washington facing left, set within an oval frame.

This stamp was part of the first series of U.S. revenue stamps issued to fund the Union during the American Civil War, applied to various legal and commercial documents.

Printing Method

Engraved

Themes

heads-of-state historical-figure revenue-stamp civil-war

Catalog Numbers

scottR3c

Image: Government commissioned printing by Butler & Carpenter of Philadelphia; Restoration and imaging by <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/User:Gwillhickers" title="User:Gwillhickers"><i>Gwillhickers</i></a> · License: Public domain

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