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Thanks Ernie
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Makes sense. It looks like a legitimate issue made to be overprinted as needed in a far off colony.
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Tax stamps are often printed following a common design, and the values are printed in a second run according to the actual demand from mobile type. That's cheaper than preparing an extra plate or cylinder for every values. What's more, there may be different taxes to account for.
That having said and not being a specialist in this field, I can't help wondering whether the crown on top was just a generic symbol of authority, or whether it stood for a particular kind of tax to be paid.
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Definitely revenues.
This is most likely R9 or R24, both of which have a very clean-cut perf 14;
If R9, it will have a large star watermark - if R24, it will have a small star watermark.
These were recess printed by Perkins Bacon in sheets of 120 and perforated by Somerset House.
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Don't see this in either Scott or SG. I'm guessing fake....but a fake of what?
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re: Any help me with this early Grenada stamp?
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Thanks Ernie
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re: Any help me with this early Grenada stamp?
Makes sense. It looks like a legitimate issue made to be overprinted as needed in a far off colony.
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re: Any help me with this early Grenada stamp?
Tax stamps are often printed following a common design, and the values are printed in a second run according to the actual demand from mobile type. That's cheaper than preparing an extra plate or cylinder for every values. What's more, there may be different taxes to account for.
That having said and not being a specialist in this field, I can't help wondering whether the crown on top was just a generic symbol of authority, or whether it stood for a particular kind of tax to be paid.
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re: Any help me with this early Grenada stamp?
Definitely revenues.
This is most likely R9 or R24, both of which have a very clean-cut perf 14;
If R9, it will have a large star watermark - if R24, it will have a small star watermark.
These were recess printed by Perkins Bacon in sheets of 120 and perforated by Somerset House.
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