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Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom refer to the various revenue or fiscal stamps, whether adhesive, directly embossed or otherwise, which were issued by and used in the Kingdom of England, the Kingdom of Great Britain, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, from the late 17th century to the present day.
Nyasaland, c.1921-1955 - Revenue stamps of Nyasaland and Malawi; Oman, 1945-c.2000; Orange Free State (Orange River Colony), 1856-1907; Pahang, c.1890-1950 - Revenue stamps of the Malay States; Pakistan, 1947-c.1985 - Revenue stamps of Pakistan; Palestine, 1928 - Revenue stamps of Palestine; Penang, 1942-1949 - Revenue stamps of the Malay States
A mixed collection of postage and revenue stamps, dating from 1849-1884 held in 7 volumes. The inspectors’ Specimen Books of impressed revenue and postage stamps for the period 1885-1964 in 10 volumes. The Registers of impressed revenue stamps and dies from 1916-1964 contained in 7 volumes, and the Secretary’s Specimen Book of Irish Dies.
An 1898 £1 revenue stamp of Western Australia Revenue stamps on smuggled tobacco seized by the British tax authorities.. A revenue stamp, tax stamp, duty stamp or fiscal stamp is a (usually) adhesive label used to designate collected taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things.
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A 1922 Malta stamp from the Melita issue used as a postage stamp (strip of three with Sliema postmarks) and as a revenue stamp (single with an Anglo-Egyptian Bank cancellation) A postage and revenue stamp, sometimes also called a dual-purpose stamp [1] [2] or a compound stamp, [3] is a stamp which is equally valid for use for postage or revenue ...
However, the passage of the Customs and Inland Revenue Act 1881 necessitated new stamps valid also as revenue stamps, and so the Penny Lilac was issued in that year, inscribed "POSTAGE AND INLAND REVENUE". This stamp remained the standard letter stamp for the remainder of Victoria's reign, and vast quantities were printed.
This is a list of British postage stamps issued by the Royal Mail postal service of the United Kingdom, normally referred to in philatelic circles as Great Britain.This list should be consistent with printed publications, [1] [2] and cite sources of any deviation (e.g., magazine issue listing newly found variations).