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Prohibition Era medicinal liquor prescription form issued under the authority of the National Prohibition Act, completed in manuscript and dated November 6, 1928. The official government prescription authorized the dispensing of one pint of medicinal liquor to the named patient and bears the signatures of the prescribing physician and dispensing pharmacist, together with cancellation notations, permit numbers, and period tax stamp. Printed on the distinctive pink government form, the document is an evocative relic of the unusual legal framework created during America’s experiment with Prohibition.

Near fine condition.

The National Prohibition Act, commonly known as the Volstead Act, prohibited the manufacture and sale of alcoholic beverages in the United States from 1920 to 1933. One notable exception allowed physicians to prescribe limited quantities of liquor for medicinal purposes, resulting in the issuance of official government prescription forms such as this example. These prescriptions became highly sought after by patients and proved financially beneficial to many physicians and pharmacies during the Prohibition era. Original completed medicinal liquor prescriptions remain fascinating artifacts documenting one of the most unusual chapters in American legal and social history.

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