That Ruth has so much that's just wrong.
Aside from being a cabinet photo with a Ruth picture stuck on.
The stamp is from 1887, 20+ years after the civil war tax on photographs was repealed.
And it's a regular postage stamp not a tax stamp.
And the cancel is a typical postal cancel rather than what's typical for revenue use.
If it was a stamp from the 1860's used as a tax stamp, which did happen, it would be a fairly interesting illegal use. Probably not worth $99, but collectible and worth more than an ordinary cabinet photo. How much more would depend on the stamp.
So fake Ruth, fake revenue use of a postage stamp.
At least the cabinet mount looks like a real one...
Steve B
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