Often synonymous with a temporary stock or bond. A revenue stamp pre-printed on stocks, bonds, tickets, and checks. The most common U.S. imprints are found from about 1867 to 1872. British imprints are also very common. U.S. imprints are usually orange.
British imprints are normally red.
Land grant bonds . Loans that used land granted by state and federal governments as collateral. Monster mortgages . Consolidated mortgages that repay several smaller, higher interest mortgages in exchange for one larger mortgage with lower interest payments . No-par value stocks .