Revenue stamps of the United States

A proof copy of a stamp prepared for the 1765 Stamp Act.

An 1862 revenue stamp of the United States.

A 1936 Texas state revenue stamp for the tax on citrus fruit.

Revenue stamps have been in use in the United States since colonial times and continue to be issued today.

First stamps

The first revenue stamps used in the America were British colonial issues. Independently produced revenue stamps were first issued in September 1862 illustrating a portrait of George Washington on all thirty denominations from one-cent to $200.

State revenues

As well as Federal revenue stamps, a wide range of state revenues have been issued for all purposes from sales tax to duck hunting permits.

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of the United States
• Stamp Act 1765

Further reading

• Friedberg, Richard (1994). Introduction to United States Revenue Stamps. Linns Stamp News. ISBN 0-940403-62-5. 

• Toppan, George L.; Deats, Hiram E.; Holland, Alexander (1899). An historical reference list of the revenue stamps of the United Stamps. Boston: Boston Philatelic Society. 

External links

• 1898 Revenues.
• An overview of Scott listed United States revenue stamps.
• American Revenue Association
• The State Revenue Society