Picture Perfect: New Zealand 1898-1908
Two different printers, three different platemakers and four different papers, not to mention famous errors and perforation varieties. Is this the ultimate turn-of-the-century collectable?
The Nyasaland 1938 King George VI £10 Revenue Issue
[This article was first published in The British Library Philatelic Collections Newsletter, number 3 Spring 1998.] As
New Zealand’s Revenue Stamps
Revenue stamps were introduced in New Zealand with the first series of imperforate long type Queen Victoria stamps inscribed stamp
The U.S. Newspaper Stamp (1892)
[Originally published in Philatelic Era in 1892.]
Revenue Stamp
A fiscal stamp used for collecting tax or duties other than postal o telegraph fees.
Postal Fiscal
A fiscal or revenue stamp, which has been authorised for use in the postal service.
Notes on Tasmanian Revenue Stamps 1827-1990
Tasmanian revenue stamps have a long and fascinating history. Their genesis arose in 1826 when the Governor, Sir George Arthur,