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  2. Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    The first revenue stamps used in the United Kingdom were impressed duty stamps issued by the Kingdom of England following the introduction of Stamp Duty in the Stamps Act 1694. [1] This was An act for granting to Their Majesties several duties on Vellum , Parchment and Paper for 10 years, towards carrying on the war against France (5 & 6 Will.

  3. List of British postage stamps - Wikipedia

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    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).

  4. Stamp duty in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    An 1875 £3 chancery revenue stamp of the United Kingdom. Stamp duty was first introduced in England on 28 June 1694, during the reign of William III and Mary II, under "An act for granting to their Majesties several duties upon vellum, parchment and paper, for four years, towards carrying on the war against France". [3]

  5. File:10 Percent Legacy and Succession Duty Impressed Duty ...

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    Date/Time Thumbnail Dimensions User Comment; current: 01:42, 16 December 2020: 440 × 496 (48 KB): Mikhail Ryazanov {{Information |Description={{en|1=A 10% Legacy and Succession Duty impressed duty stamp of the United Kingdom.}} |Source=www.templarphilatelics.co.uk |Author=UK Government |Date=1900 |Permission={{PD-UKGov}} |other_versions= }} Category:Embossed duty stamps of the United Kingdom ...

  6. Board of Inland Revenue Stamping Department Archive

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    Registers of dies and stamps intended for use by the Stamp Revenue in America and the West Indies from 1765-66. 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.

  7. Queen Victoria Lilac and Green Issue - Wikipedia

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    Queen Victoria Lilac and Green Issue. The Lilac and Green issue is a series of postage and revenue stamps issued in the United Kingdom in 1883 and 1884. The stamps are known as such because they were only printed in those two colours; lilac being used for the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 2d, 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 d, 3d values and dull green for the 4d, 5d, 6d, 9d and 1s.

  8. Revenue stamp - Wikipedia

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    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.

  9. Inland Revenue - Wikipedia

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    A separate Board of Stamps was created by the Stamps Act 1694.During the 18th and early 19th centuries at various times (as financial strains on the economy demanded, and Parliament allowed) stamp duties were extended above a certain threshold of sale value to cover newspapers, pamphlets, lottery tickets, apprentices' indentures, advertisements, playing cards, dice, hats, gloves, patent ...