Post by jamesw on Feb 4, 2014 3:03:17 GMT
Some mention was made of proper and improper usage of Canadian War Tax stamps after they were issued. Because postage stamps were over printed for revenue use, some got into the postal system. The early redesigned admirals (MR1 and MR2) were confusing to the public and even some post masters because they only had the words WAR TAX on them. As a result the tax was often left unpaid or under paid because the public thought the stamp covered both postage and the tax.
Over the next few days I'll try to post a couple of improperly used war tax covers (just got a new computer so still haven't installed Photoshop, so bear with me).
In the meantime, here's a cover I won on ebay last week (no other bidders...I like that).
I find this little cover (4.25"x3.25") interesting for a couple of reasons. First the late usage. The stamp was issued in 1915 but found it's way onto the envelope on December 23 1932. It was sent from Dorchester Station to London Ontario.
The second thing is the stamp itself. It is a FWT7 War Tax stamp - a revenue stamp. It's usage as postage was improper in itself. Probably the sender meant it to cover the postage (I'll assume this was a 1¢ rate letter) and had no intention of paying the war tax, which, despite the late date, was still obligatory in 1932.
Kind of neat.
Over the next few days I'll try to post a couple of improperly used war tax covers (just got a new computer so still haven't installed Photoshop, so bear with me).
In the meantime, here's a cover I won on ebay last week (no other bidders...I like that).
I find this little cover (4.25"x3.25") interesting for a couple of reasons. First the late usage. The stamp was issued in 1915 but found it's way onto the envelope on December 23 1932. It was sent from Dorchester Station to London Ontario.
The second thing is the stamp itself. It is a FWT7 War Tax stamp - a revenue stamp. It's usage as postage was improper in itself. Probably the sender meant it to cover the postage (I'll assume this was a 1¢ rate letter) and had no intention of paying the war tax, which, despite the late date, was still obligatory in 1932.
Kind of neat.
