revenue stamp
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of revenue stamp
First recorded in 1860–65
Example Sentences
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Later comes trimming, boxing, and finally sealing with the internal revenue stamp.
From Time Magazine Archive
"There's a feller which he got it such a breath, Moe, he ought to put a revenue stamp on his chin."
From Abe and Mawruss Being Further Adventures of Potash and Perlmutter by Glass, Montague
The cellophane came unsealed with surprising ease: so did the revenue stamp.
From The Mercenaries by Piper, H. Beam
Covers and sheets of paper bearing the revenue stamp already impressed were to be sold at all post offices.
From The Development of Rates of Postage An Historical and Analytical Study by Smith, A. D.
"It is a very old dodge that—an apparently unopened pack of cards, every one of which has been systematically marked, and then the wrapper with the revenue stamp is carefully put on again."
From Tom Gerrard by Becke, Louis
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