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Newspaper Tax (Tidnings Stämpel): Type III 1 1/4 R red revenue handstamp on page from an 1850 medical journal. An excellent example, about as clear and neat as these are found. [Newspapers, magazines, almanacs, etc. were subject to taxation and from 1824-1872 revenue handstamps were used to show payment of the tax. Part of the tax was for general revenue and part was reimbursed to the post to cover delivery expenses; thus these markings are both revenue and postage at the same time. In larger publications, the handstamps may have been applied several times in the publication, depending upon the tax rate. The types are illustrated in the 1952 Swedish cancellation handbook.] |
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Newspaper Tax (Tidnings Stämpel): Type XI, 7/10 öre red revenue handstamp on the front cover of a 1870 medical journal. An excellent example, about as clear and neat as these are found. Type XI was (in the 1952 listing) know in eight denominations, ranging from 2/10 through 9/10. [Newspapers, magazines, almanacs, etc. were subject to taxation and from 1824-1872 revenue handstamps were used to show payment of the tax. Part of the tax was for general revenue and part was reimbursed to the post to cover delivery expenses; thus these markings are both revenue and postage at the same time. In larger publications, the handstamps may have been applied several times in the publication, depending upon the tax rate. The types are illustrated in the 1952 Swedish cancellation handbook on page 211. I sometimes have this book available for sale.] Only the front cover. Such nice examples are seldom seen. |
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