Revenue & Telegraph Stamps

Customs Duty

Telegraph Stamp type 2

Three low values of the set of 28 issued in 1879. Similar sets were issued dated 1881, 1883, 1885, 1888 and 1893; the colours changed year by year but they can readily be identified by the year at the bottom. The ˝ kr and 12 fl values are particularly scarce.

Tobacco revenue no 39 for Azores according tp Paulo Rui Barata's catalog

Postal Tax

Postal Tax

Consular and passport revenue. King Boris

Consular and passport revenue stamp. King Boris

Excise Revenue Stamp

Excise Revenue Stamp

Excise - Accise Revenue

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

The Cape Colony's first revenues were issued in 1864. The issue consisted of eleven values ranging from ½d to £10. All stamps were imperforate and the main design was a crown. The halfpenny value was printed normally

Stamp Duty - Watermark

In 1898 a new design portraying an allegorical figure of Hope was issued

In 1898 a new design portraying an allegorical figure of Hope was issued

In 1898 a new design portraying an allegorical figure of Hope was issued

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

Cigarette Duty KEVII

All but the most recent issues of adhesive revenue stamps

In 1907 the Empress Dowager wanted to tighten control of taxes in China. To achieve this she wanted tax stamps of a high quality that could be produced in China under strict control. To further this aim she employed two Americans

1927 Zhejiang (Chekian) Province - Shaoxing City Gate Overprint states September

Inferior

Superior

Tobacco Tax stamp overprinted and used as Telegraph stamp

Royal Crest Issue

Royal Crest Issue

Royal Crest Issue

Royal Crest Issue

Royal Crest Issue

Municipal Revenue Stamp

Municipal Revenues

Municipal Revenue stamp

Definitive stamp fiscally used

Consular Service revenue

Telegraph Stamp Hiscock number H8a

Town Hall

In 1903 a new set was issued showing King Edward VII

Hong Kong Philippe Orsetti : K.G.VI Revenue Stamps Hong Kong

Contract Note depicting QEII

Contract Note depicting QEII

Revenue

Queen Victoria

Special Adhesive

Special Adhesive 8 Annas

There was a set of 4 printed for official use, but they were not postally used. They were printed in Budapest by Posner Co without the Iranian Government's consent. Sent to the Iranian Embassy in Paris on the order of STAHL, the General Director of Post. They were then sold to dealers in Vienna

King Faisal

King Faizal

King Faizal

Tel Aviv Municipal Revenue - Entertainment Tax. This is from the 1944 issue with the emblem of Tel Aviv - a gate and watchtower. Listed in the Wallerstein catalog of Israel Revenues as # MTE 11. The catalog shows an example of one of these, along with a Palestinian revenue stamp, used on a theater ticket. So these stamps were used on tickets to show that the tax was paid.

Umberto I

Single crown and CA - 1908 reissued with multiple crown and CA

The document revenues are from 1883. The chrysanthemum symbol is found in the center of the low values and in the top of the high values. The circular inscription in 4 characters is "shoken inshi" - document revenue and the value is given as Japanese numbers. There is variation in the design of the corners and the stars in the inner circle. For the 10 sen value the sun and the moon are used as symbols. The series from 1883 are perforated 9-10. The series from 1889 are perforated 12-13.

Government Tobacco Tax (Shimomura C16)

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

KEVII

KEVII

Portrait of José María Morelos y Pavon.

Valentín Gómez Farías - 7th president of Mexico. Overprinted with district name. Thick horizontally laid paper (A) or normal (B) paper.

Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla. Overprinted with district name. From 1883 all revenue stamps were engraved and produced at the Mexican Government Printing Office. Horizontally laid paper.

Customs Duty - Part Port Vera Cruz Perfin

1884 - 1890

New Zealand's first revenues were imperforate long designs portraying Queen Victoria and inscribed STAMP DUTY NEW ZEALAND. This series was issued on 1 January 1867

1892 Postage stamps of 1892 overprinted with type 4 or serifed

• 1892 Postage stamps of 1892 (SG 47-56) overprinted with type 4 or serifed, similar to type 1 but with 2½mm letters.White wove paper. No watermark. Perf 12

Telegraph

Telegraph

Telegraph

Employment tax

The first postage stamps (values one penny

The first postage stamps (values one penny

1927. Key type (similar to Palestine Postage Due issue) inscribed Palestine Revenue in English

1927. Key type (similar to Palestine Postage Due issue) inscribed Palestine Revenue in English

1927. Key type (similar to Palestine Postage Due issue) inscribed Palestine Revenue in English

Fiscally used by the consulate - second class consular: Barata 411 &420

Impressed revenue depicting King George V

KGV

Following Rhodesia's Unilateral Declaration of Independence in November 1965

Queen Victoria

Issue with British Crown. The printing method is identical to other British embossed adhesives

Postal Tax

Postal Tax - normal paper and linen paper

At the end of the 19th century, tax bands were used to seal the playing-card packs in Spain. This band was in use from 1893 to 1895. The text is 'IMPTO SOBRE NAIPES' (for 'impuesto sobre naipes', tax on playing-cards) and '30 CENTIMOS'.

Consular revenue for passports

Stellaland's first revenues were issued in 1884 with the republic's coat of arms. Two years later a number of them were issued handstamped with a monogram JPM since a number of the original stamps had been stolen.

Stellaland's first revenues were issued in 1884 with the republic's coat of arms. Two years later a number of them were issued handstamped with a monogram JPM since a number of the original stamps had been stolen.

1923-25 (earliest recorded usage). South African revenue stamps (King George V large format issue) overprinted for use in South West Africa, with English alternating with a second language (initially Dutch, later Afrikaans) in the sheet. Two different styles of the English overprint are recorded and four of the second language - three Dutch and one Afrikaan

1937-39.  Pictorial postage stamps overprinted Entertainment Tax (English) or Vermaaklikheids-Belasting (Afrikaans), with English and Afrikaans on alternate stamps in the sheet.  Printed and overprinted by Bradbury Wilkinson using sans-serif overprint in two lines of capital letters measuring 14½ x 3 mm (English) or 17 x 3 mm (Afrikaans), in red on all values.

Customs Duty - Red Overprint

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Tughra Mehmed V Reshad. 1912

Consular / Passport use

Queen Victoria - Contract Note

Queen Victoria

KEVII

In 1872

KEVII - Contract Note

In 1872

Contract Note

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria

Queen Victoria - Foreign Bill

QEII - Foreign Service

Uruguay revenue 1894-95 DOCUMENTS Forbin 2nd Quarter

Revenue for Inland Exchange

in 1864 Manufacturers were allowed to issue their own tax stamps (Branded)

Proprietary Revenue

U.S. Documentary revenue stamp from the 1898 issue .Issues occur with denominations from 1-dollar to 50-dollars depicting a standing allegorical figure of Commerce. Design is modification of one used in Newspapers periodicals of 1875 and 1895. A second printing was issued in 1900 with a large numeral 1 overprint

The denominated major-type playing cards US revenue stamps shown above were issued between 1924 and 1929. The central design of these new stamps features a denomination numeral. The new playing cards stamps were produced in three different formats -- rouletted

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V, 25 x 30 mm. Perf 14. Wmk Springbok's Head. Printed by De La Rue.

1913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V

913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V

913 (earliest recorded usage 6 August). Portrait of King George V

Customs Duty

Customs Duty: 1920s-30s.  Pictorial postage stamps with alternate stamps in the sheet inscribed in either English or Afrikaans, .  erf 14.  Wmk Springbok's Hea

Issued 1920's-1930's - Pictorial postage stamps with alternate stamps in the sheet inscribed in either English or Afrikaans

Issued 1920's-1930's - Pictorial postage stamps with alternate stamps in the sheet inscribed in either English or Afrikaans

1930s-40s. Pictorial postage stamps as D21/27 plus various later printings of the same values

1931-37. Similar to previous issue but format reduced to 22 x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head (sideways). Printing date included in stamp design as tiny numbers to the right of the King's neck. Dates recorded are given in brackets for each denomination.

1931-37. Similar to previous issue but format reduced to 22 x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head (sideways). Printing date included in stamp design as tiny numbers to the right of the King's neck. Dates recorded are given in brackets for each denomination.

These stamps were used to pay the fee for visas of foreigners visiting South Africa. Since they were not used for local passports

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1943-46. Similar to 1938-42 issue but in half-size (bantam) format

1946-52. New full-size (27½ x 21½ mm) horizontal designs featuring the portrait of King George VI, with stamps in the sheet inscribed alternately in English or Afrikaans. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head. 1946-47 printings rotogravure; 1948-52 screened roto. Printing date included in design as before.

1946-52. New full-size (27½ x 21½ mm) horizontal designs featuring the portrait of King George VI

1946-52. New full-size (27½ x 21½ mm) horizontal designs featuring the portrait of King George VI

1949-60 (based on archive records). Inscribed Cigarette Excise Duty and Surtax at left and taxed at various rates. Width between rosettes 104 to 108 mm.

1954. New bilingual issue featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. 27½ x 21½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head. Printing date (54) shown in miniature numbers to the right of the Queen's neck.

1954. New bilingual issue featuring the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. 27½ x 21½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head. Printing date (54) shown in miniature numbers to the right of the Queen's neck.

1954-60. New bilingual issue featuring the Arms of South Africa. 21½ x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head or Arms of South Africa (see note 3 below). Printing date shown in miniature numbers below Arms. The printing date is also shown by the position of a white dot on the frame plate (except 1954

1954-60. New bilingual issue featuring the Arms of South Africa. 21½ x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head or Arms of South Africa (see note 3 below). Printing date shown in miniature numbers below Arms. The printing date is also shown by the position of a white dot on the frame plate (except 1954

1954-60. New bilingual issue featuring the Arms of South Africa. 21½ x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head or Arms of South Africa (see note 3 below). Printing date shown in miniature numbers below Arms. The printing date is also shown by the position of a white dot on the frame plate (except 1954

1954-60. New bilingual issue featuring the Arms of South Africa. 21½ x 27½ mm. Perf 14. Wmk Multiple Springbok's Head or Arms of South Africa (see note 3 below). Printing date shown in miniature numbers below Arms. The printing date is also shown by the position of a white dot on the frame plate (except 1954

1961-68. Similar to previous issue but value now in decimal currency; later printings of the 2c in reduced format

1961-68. Similar to previous issue but value now in decimal currency; later printings of the 2c in reduced format, 17 x 20½ mm and perf 15 x 14. Printing date in miniature numbers and with white dots as before (no dot on 1961 printings, or on the small-format 2c 1967). Wmk Arms of South Africa or Mult RSA in triangle sideways tête-bêche (see note 2 below)

1961-68. Similar to previous issue but value now in decimal currency; later printings of the 2c in reduced format

1961-68. Similar to previous issue but value now in decimal currency; later printings of the 2c in reduced format

1961-68. Similar to previous issue but value now in decimal currency; later printings of the 2c in reduced format

New design featuring scrolls around value. 21 x 27 mm. Printing date shown in miniature numbers below scrolls, and also encoded by breaks in the shading at edges of stamps. 1968-72 printings of all values perf 14, wmk Multiple RSA in triangle sideways tête-bêche; 1973-78 printings perf 12½ (except 1973 30c and 20r perf 14), no watermark. Security background pattern of wavy lines in grey, brown or green; colour of inscriptions and central pane

New design featuring scrolls around value. 21 x 27 mm. Printing date shown in miniature numbers below scrolls

1968-78. New design featuring scrolls around value. 21 x 27 mm. Printing date shown in miniature numbers below scrolls, and also encoded by breaks in the shading at edges of stamps. 1968-72 printings of all values perf 14, wmk Multiple RSA in triangle sideways tête-bêche; 1973-78 printings perf 12½ (except 1973 30c and 20r perf 14), no watermark. Security background pattern of wavy lines in grey, brown or green; colour of inscriptions and central panel listed below.