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The first revenue stamps in the United States were used briefly during colonial times, among the most notable usage involved the Stamp Act.Long after independence, the first revenue stamps printed by the United States government were issued in the midst of the American Civil War, prompted by the urgent need to raise revenue to pay for the great costs it incurred.
An 1898 £1 revenue stamp of Western Australia Revenue stamps on smuggled tobacco seized by the British tax authorities.. A revenue stamp, tax stamp, duty stamp or fiscal stamp is a (usually) adhesive label used to designate collected taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things.
Nyasaland, c.1921-1955 - Revenue stamps of Nyasaland and Malawi; Oman, 1945-c.2000; Orange Free State (Orange River Colony), 1856-1907; Pahang, c.1890-1950 - Revenue stamps of the Malay States; Pakistan, 1947-c.1985 - Revenue stamps of Pakistan; Palestine, 1928 - Revenue stamps of Palestine; Penang, 1942-1949 - Revenue stamps of the Malay States
The Stamp Act 1765, also known as the Duties in American Colonies Act 1765 (5 Geo. 3.c. 12), was an act of the Parliament of Great Britain which imposed a direct tax on the British colonies in America and required that many printed materials in the colonies be produced on stamped paper from London which included an embossed revenue stamp.
A World History of Tax Rebellions: An Encyclopedia of Tax Rebels, Revolts, and Riots from Antiquity to the Present (2003) excerpt and text search; Doris, Lillian (1963). The American Way in Taxation: Internal Revenue, 1862–1963. Wm. S. Hein. ISBN 978-0-89941-877-3. Ellis, Elmer. "Public Opinion and the Income Tax, 1860-1900."
The Revenue Act of 1862 contained three important provisions, all aimed at the goal of increased revenue: The creation of the office of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, a department whose duty was to ensure the collection of taxes, the levying of excise taxes on many everyday goods and services, and
In years past, tax filers who were filing at the last minute could often go to area post offices up until midnight on tax day and get a hand-stamped postmark, which showed they had beaten the ...
To confirm that taxes were paid a "revenue stamp" was purchased and appropriately affixed to the taxable item. [27] This excise tax continued until the federal government finished paying the war debt in 1883, at which time the tax was repealed. [27] In 1898, revenue stamps were again issued, to provide funding for the Spanish–American War.