British tax stamp collection, 1727-1820

: British tax stamp, one shilling, sixpence, reign of George II; Parchment fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 1 shilling 6 pence stamp (with "I SHILLING" at both the head and foot and "VI PENCE" on the left and right), with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "55" in the upper right corner., New-York Historical Society

: Three British tax stamps, sixpence, reign of George II; Parchment fragment with three stamps on a single rectangle of blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. Each of the three stamps is a 6 pence stamp (with "VI PENCE" at foot), with a small piece of metal foil near the center of the first stamp, but not the others. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "80" in the upper right corner., New-York Historical Society

: British tax stamp, two shillings, sixpence, reign of George III; Wove paper fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 2 shillings 6 pence stamp (with "AMERICA" at head and "II SHILLINGS VI PENCE" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George III and the number "287" in the upper right corner., New-York Historical Society

: Two British tax stamps, fifteen shillings and one shilling, reign of George III; 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., New-York Historical Society

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