Special Tax Stamp, Dealer in Manufactured Tobacco
U.S. Department of Internal Revenue, 1877
Marihuana Tax Act stamp with receipt tab
U.S. Department of Internal Revenue, 1937
$200 Wine Tax Stamp
U.S. Department of Internal Revenue, 1941
George S. Champlin Memorial Stamp Collection

The U.S. Department of Internal Revenue issued these ?propriety? stamps to indicate payment of taxes on goods like alcohol and tobacco. Users of these goods were required to show proof of payment, or face time in prison and a fine for tax evasion. Revenue stamps were used between 1862 and 1967.