Two British tax stamps, fifteen shillings and one shilling, reign of George III, recto

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Creator / Contributor: Great Britain
Title: Two British tax stamps, fifteen shillings and one shilling, reign of George III, recto
Collection Title: British tax stamp collection, 1727-1820
Date: 1760-1820
Description: Parchment fragment with two stamps on blue paper affixed to the recto and two printed cypher labels affixed to the verso. The ’upper’ blue paper square is a 15 shilling stamp (with "COMPT. DUTY" at head "FIFTEEN SHILLINGS" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label behind this stamp (affixed to the verso of the parchment) has the monogram of George III and the numbers "50" in the upper left corner and "1" in the upper right corner. The ’lower’ blue paper square is a 1 shilling stamp (with "SINGLE X SHILLS." at head and "DEEDS" at foot), also with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label behind this stamp (affixed to the verso of the parchment) has the monogram of George III and the numbers "32" in the upper left corner and "3" in the upper right corner.
Identifier: Main Collection – British tax stamp collection
84750d_StampActStamps_verso.tif
Subject: Revenue stamps--Great Britain
Revenue stamps--United States
Stamp duties--Great Britain
Stamp duties--United States
Subject corporate name: Great Britain. Stamp Act (1765)
Subject geographic name: Great Britain--Colonies--America--Administration
Material type or medium of original: tax stamps
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