Facsimile of a 1765-1766 tax stamp intended for use in the American Colonies as required by the British Stamp Act.
Facsimile of a 1765-1766 tax stamp intended for use in the American Colonies as required by the British Stamp Act.
The Stamp Act required that all printed matter such as newspapers, pamphlets, playing cards, and most commercial and legal documents bear such a stamp, which had to be purchased from the British government.
No specimen actually used of this tax stamp is known to exist. Only a handful of proofs and die trials survive.; Abbr=AVA