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Revenue stamps of the United States : ウィキペディア英語版 | Revenue stamps of the United States
The first revenue stamps were used briefly during colonial times, among the most notable usage involved the Stamp Act. Long after independence, the first revenue stamps issued by the United States were issued in the midst of the American Civil War, prompted by the urgent need to raise revenue to pay for the great costs it incurred. After the war ended however, revenue stamps and the taxes they represented still continued. Revenue stamps served to pay tax duties on items that came under two main categories, ''Propriety'' and ''Documentary''. Propriety stamps paid tax duties on goods like alcohol and tobacco, and were also used for various services, while Documentary stamps paid duties on legal documents, mortgage deeds, stocks and a fair number of other legal dealings. ''Propriety'' and ''Documentary'' stamps often bore these respective designations, while in several of the issues they shared the same designs, sometimes with minor variations. Beginning in 1862 the first revenue stamps were issued, and would continue to be used for another hundred years and more. For the first twelve years George Washington was the only subject featured on U.S. revenue stamps, when in 1874 an allegorical figure of ''Liberty'' finally appeared. Revenue stamps were printed in many varieties and denominations and are widely sought after by collectors and historians. Revenue stamps were finally discontinued on December 31, 1967. ==History of revenue stamp usage==
The first revenue stamps appeared in the years leading up to the American Revolution as a result of the 1765 Stamp Act, the taxes of which were not well received by the colonists of the day. These were the British colonial issues and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on specially prepared stamped paper produced in London which carried an embossed revenue stamp.〔http://dalessandris.net/embossed.aspx Retrieved 15 December 2010〕
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