hdm1950
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Posts: 1,124
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Nov 5, 2022 0:16:59 GMT
Till this evening I had these revenue stamps included with my Canada revenues. Not finding them in my Canada Revenues catalogue I began to doubt my initial thoughts. Tonight I am pretty sure they are clipped from Scottish money orders. Too bad they were cut off the documents. EDIT Thanks to daniel I now know these are from England. They date from 1918 or earlier based on the one penny rate.   |
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Post by daniel on Nov 5, 2022 1:28:25 GMT
Till this evening I had these revenue stamps included with my Canada revenues. Not finding them in my Canada Revenues catalogue I began to doubt my initial thoughts. Tonight I am pretty sure they are clipped from Scottish money orders. Too bad they were cut off the documents. Hugh, these are British General Duty Revenues Stamps. They were used mainly on cheques and receipts. From 1895 the emblem opposite the die letters determined the country of origin. So, a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Ireland, later Northern Ireland. Therefore, yours are from English cheques. The duty was raised to 2d in 1918 and was abolished in 1971. Daniel |
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hdm1950
Member
Posts: 1,124
What I collect: I collect world wide up to 1965 with several specialty albums added due to volume of material I have acquired. At this point I am focused on Canada and British America. I am always on the lookout for stamps and covers with postmarks from communities in Queens County, Nova Scotia. I do list various goods including stamps occasionally on eBay as hdm50
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Post by hdm1950 on Nov 5, 2022 2:24:15 GMT
Till this evening I had these revenue stamps included with my Canada revenues. Not finding them in my Canada Revenues catalogue I began to doubt my initial thoughts. Tonight I am pretty sure they are clipped from Scottish money orders. Too bad they were cut off the documents. Hugh, these are British General Duty Revenues Stamps. They were used mainly on cheques and receipts. From 1895 the emblem opposite the die letters determined the country of origin. So, a rose for England, a thistle for Scotland and a shamrock for Ireland, later Northern Ireland. Therefore, yours are from English cheques. The duty was raised to 2d in 1918 and was abolished in 1971. Daniel Thanks daniel for sharing this info. Possibly the Admin can switch the original post to the proper home. Our hobby is a constant learning experience. |
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