[Opium]
IRS Opium Order Form
Official Internal Revenue Order Form used by doctors, pharmacists and hospitals for ordering opium and cocaine derivatives by prescription, which were declared taxable controlled substances in 1914. Printed on Internal Revenue security paper ca. 1915, it features an ornate border with a picture of an opium poppy. 8-1/4 x 10-3/4 inches. An unusual stocking-stuffer! (8814)Ephemera History & Historiography