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Proof of a 1d newspaper revenue stamp for British America from 1765. Some colonies followed Britain in the use of duty stamps in the 18th century. Embossed or directly imprinted revenue stamps were used by the Province of Massachusetts Bay and Province of New York in 1755–57 and 1757–60 respectively.
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.
Silver wedding 26 April 1948 (first issue to commemorate a personal Royal occasion rather than a state event, £1 value was the first British stamp designed by a woman and the issue is notable for the omission of the words 'postage' and 'revenue').
The Penny Lilac was the basic penny postage and revenue stamp of the United Kingdom from its first issue on 12 July 1881 until 1901. [1] It superseded the short-lived Penny Venetian Red because the Customs and Inland Revenue Act of 1881 necessitated new stamps that were valid for use as both postage and revenue stamps, and so the Penny Lilac was issued in that year, inscribed "POSTAGE AND ...
A complete set of Jubilees. The 5-pence value includes emblems of the different nations of the UK. The postage and revenue stamps of the United Kingdom issued in 1887 are known as the "Jubilee" issue because they were issued during the year of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria to the throne in 1837. [1]
British Guiana, c.1900 - Revenue stamps of British Guiana and Guyana Canada , 1909-1919 - Revenue stamps of Canada Great Britain and Northern Ireland , 1783-1941 - Revenue stamps of the United Kingdom
In 1847, the (octagonal) 1 shilling (£0.05) became the first of the British embossed postage stamps to be issued, followed by 10d stamps the following year, and 6d (£0.025) values in 1854. Surface-printed stamps first appeared in the form of a 4d stamp in 1855, printed by De La Rue , and subsequently became the standard type.
A Ceylon postage stamp overprinted as a dual-purpose stamp in 1890. The use of dual-purpose stamps in the various colonies of the British Empire began in the 19th century. Some postage or revenue stamps did not have an inscription indicating their intended use, and they were unofficially used for both purposes.
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