Additional information
| Catalog Number | REA22b |
|---|---|
| Condition | VF used, minor stains |
| Paper | gray silk |
| Series | 1871 |
| Cancel | uncanceled |
| Catalog Value | 50.00 |
REA22b Beer Stamp, 25c, Series of 1871
$40.00
Federal beer tax US revenue stamps first appeared in 1866. No stamps were produced between 1919 and 1932, during the Prohibition Era in the United States. Production of federal beer tax stamps was resumed in 1933 and discontinued in 1951.
The federal beer tax rates were $1.00 per barrel from 1878 to 1898, $2.00 per barrel from 1898 to 1901, $1.60 per barrel in 1901, and $1.00 per barrel in 1902, with a standard barrel containing approximately 31.5 gallons of beer.
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