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Post by daniel on Apr 23, 2024 3:15:24 GMT
An Escutcheoned Unappropriated Embossed General Duty Stamp, One Pound Five Shillings, Die D. With a Hampshire 11.1.33 (11th January 1833) Dating Stamp. The reverse shows a George IV Cypher Label.
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Post by daniel on Apr 23, 2024 4:34:49 GMT
Two early examples of blind embossed (printing without ink) VI (six) Pence Duty Stamps. They are from the Queen Anne era, she reigned from 1707 to 1714. The first stamp has been escutcheoned and so, has a Royal Cypher label for Queen Anne on the reverse. The die letter is H, visible under magnification, above the VI of VI Pence. Dies A to I are known, according to The Impressed Duty Stamps of Great Britain by Schonfield, Barber and Brown, to be converted, around 1700, from the first dies for this value. In particular, this is type 1 with a rounded top. This cypher labels numbered 161.
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Post by daniel on Apr 24, 2024 2:25:38 GMT
From the reign of George I or possibly George II, an escutcheoned II Shillings and III Pence (2 shillings and 3 pence) revenue used for the Surrender of Copyhold Land. Although someone has dated this item to 1729 in pencil, the Cypher Label on the reverse is for George I, 1714-1727. The label is numbered 194 with the 1 thought to have been altered from the number 2.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 24, 2024 2:46:17 GMT
From the reign of George I or possibly George II, an escutcheoned II Shillings and III Pence (2 shillings and 6 pence) revenue used for the Surrender of Copyhold Land. Although someone has dated this item to 1729 in pencil, the Cypher Label on the reverse is for George I, 1714-1727. The label is numbered 194 with the 1 thought to have been altered from the number 2. danielII Shillings and III Pence (2 shillings and 6 pence) ? Looks like ll shillings and lll PSENCE ? (2 shillings and 3 pence) Am I missing something ? the scan part is hard to read.
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Post by daniel on Apr 24, 2024 3:03:08 GMT
From the reign of George I or possibly George II, an escutcheoned II Shillings and III Pence (2 shillings and 6 pence) revenue used for the Surrender of Copyhold Land. Although someone has dated this item to 1729 in pencil, the Cypher Label on the reverse is for George I, 1714-1727. The label is numbered 194 with the 1 thought to have been altered from the number 2. daniel II Shillings and III Pence (2 shillings and 6 pence) ? Looks like ll shillings and lll PSENCE ? (2 shillings and 3 pence) Am I missing something ? the scan part is hard to read. Thanks, corrected. Definitely II Shillings and III Pence.
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Post by rod222 on Apr 24, 2024 3:14:04 GMT
Revenue 15 Shillings VR Victoria Regina Cypher Stamp (with engine turning background) Metal Staple (Barefoot parlance) Cypher Stamps were used to seal the staple from 1701 Coloured paper exists in Blue, Pink, red or green (Ireland Green or Purple)
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Post by rod222 on Apr 24, 2024 3:34:51 GMT
I find these early revenues, were of surprisingly high value (of that time) I found a newspaper clipping of my (Maternal) Great Grandfather (1892) being summonsed for being drunk (but of good humour) on the highway. He was fined 5 shillings and 8d Quite a considerable sum.
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