USA - 1879: An 6 cents brown Official stamp depicting portrait of Abraham Lincoln, 16th president of the USA. Above the frame is a banner with the inscription "TREASURY". The franking privilege having been abolished, as of July 1, 1873, these stamps were provided for each of the executive departments of Government for the prepayment of postage on official matter. Penalty franks were first authorized in 1877, and their expanded use after 1879 reduced the need for official stamps, the use of which was finally abolished on July 5, 1884
US Official stamp of the 1880s. This postage stamp, as a physical objects, is part of a private collection owned by the author of the image
Size: 3100px × 3700px
Location: United States of America
Photo credit: © World of Stamp / Alamy / Afripics
License: Royalty Free
Model Released: No
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