Three British tax stamps, sixpence, reign of George II, verso

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Creator / Contributor: Great Britain
Title: Three British tax stamps, sixpence, reign of George II, verso
Collection Title: British tax stamp collection, 1727-1820
Date: 1727-1760
Description: 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.
Identifier: Main Collection – British tax stamp collection
84749d_StampActStamp.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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