R 100--.00 REVENUE STAMP REVENUE STAMP--69

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R 100--.00 REVENUE STAMP-MANUSCRIPT NOV 8 1883 CANCEL---SCV 0---SCAN 834,5---69
THESE STAMPS LEVIED A TAX ON PATENT MEDICINE, MATCHES, PERFUMES, PLAYING CARDS, AND CANNED FRUIT. THE PROCEEDS WERE USED TO PAY THE UNION'S EXPENSES IN FIGHTING THE CIVIL WAR. THEY WERE INITIALLY HANDLED BY NON-PHILATELISTS, AND AS SUCH THEY USUALLY CONTAIN SMALL FAULTS SUCH AS THINS, TEARS AND STAINS.
PLEASE WAIT UNTIL YOU HAVE COMPLETED ALL YOUR PURCHASES AND WAIT FOR INVOICE. IF YOU PAY SEPARATELY WITHOUT AN INVOICE, I WILL NOT REFUND OVERPAYMENT OF SHIPPING
IF YOUR ORDER TOTALS MORE THAN , I WILL BE SENDING WITH TRACKING, AND THE SHIPPING WILL BE .00 FLAT, NOT ADDITIONAL
ALL ITEMS ARE PRICED AT .00 AND ABOVE.
NO OFFERS OF LESS THAN THAT CONSIDERED ON ANY ITEM
COMBINED SHIPPING ON ORDERS OVER A 3 DAY PERIOD. THINGS BECOME DIFFICULT TO KEEP TRACK OF ON LONGER PERIODS