United States IRS 1874 Special Tax Cigar Tobacco Peddler 15 x 7

This 1874 United States Internal Revenue Special Tax stamp was issued for a Third Class cigar tobacco peddler, reflecting the federal government’s post–Civil War revenue system that relied heavily on excise taxation of tobacco and alcohol trades.

Following the Revenue Acts of the 1860s and 1870s, individuals engaged in the sale and distribution of tobacco products were required to obtain annual special tax stamps, which served both as proof of compliance and as a visible instrument of federal authority. The engraved design features classical allegorical imagery at top center, ornate border work, denomination medallions, and a large red overprint indicating the assessed tax amount. A series of printed counterfoils appear at left, with pre-printed accounting fields and serial markings that underscore its administrative function within the Internal Revenue Service system.

The document measures 15 x 7 inches and presents as a large-format revenue artifact, combining fiscal history, tobacco trade regulation, and nineteenth-century American engraving aesthetics in a single display-worthy piece.

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