Download or read book British Commonwealth Revenues written by John Barefoot and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 123 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Revenue postage stamps, UK, United Kingdom.
Download or read book Hand book of the revenue stamps of Great Britain Ireland written by and published by . This book was released on 1894 with total page 66 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Catalogue of the Philatelic Library of the Earl of Crawford K T written by James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford and published by London : Philatelic Literature Society. This book was released on 1911 with total page 578 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book A Glossary of Philatelic Terms written by Philatelic Congress of Great Britain and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Inventions of Prevention written by Peter Schwartz and published by . This book was released on 2021-06-10 with total page 530 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: During the Civil War and beyond, the Post Office Department evaluated various processes for producing postage stamps from which cancellation marks couldn't be chemically removed and the stamps used again. Starting in August 1867, postage stamps began to bear the physical marks of the POD's chosen solution: the Grill--stamp paper embossed by steel points, said to cause canceling ink to more readily soak into the paper. But grilling was just one of dozens of alternate approaches patented by inventors for manufacturing un-reusable stamps. Their ideas reflect a wide range of ingenuity, from stamps printed with fugitive inks (soluble in cancel-removing chemicals) to those embedded with an explosive "bang cap" and canceled with the blow of a hammer. Remarkably, thousands of examples of these experimental stamps survived and are in collector's hands. Inventions of Prevention explores this field in encyclopedic fashion, but goes a significant step further than previous research on the subject... The History of Reuse Despite over 130 years of philatelic authorship on these experimental stamps, key questions about them remain unaddressed. For example, grilling increased the cost of stamp manufacture by 66%. Was reuse ever so rampant as to warrant the added expense? When was reuse most prevalent, if at all? Why didn't the Post Office simply demand the use of more indelible canceling inks by postal clerks instead of considering more complicated solutions? What prompted inventors to address the issue? And so on. Chapters 1 & 2 chronicle the actual extent of postage stamp reuse from 1860-1870, identify when it first became a tangible problem, and explore inventors' efforts to thwart it. The conclusions drawn from this study may come as a surprise to most philatelists who have studied this subject previously. Revenue Stamp Reuse The Bureau of Internal Revenue also struggled with the issue of stamp reuse, and Chapter 3 analyzes that state of affairs from 1862-1875. It chronicles the trials and tribulations of Butler & Carpenter in their dealings with NY inventor Henry Loewenberg, the tension resulting from his encroachment on their printing contract, and their forced testing of his patented but unproven methods. The chapter also includes a brief look at the reuse of taxpaid stamps instigated by the Whiskey Ring of the 1870s. Chapter 4 explores opportunities for new research in the field--of which there are many--and includes the author's analysis of the well-known exploding revenue essays, one of the more outlandish (some might say "crackpot") methods for preventing stamps from being used a second time. The Patent Catalog The bulk of the book consists of the annotated Patent Catalog, a compendium of 129 patents and diagrams related to preventing stamp reuse. It is profusely illustrated with associated essays, stamps, and rarely seen patent models--printed in full color for the first time in any philatelic literature offering. It also includes commentary and analysis of many prevention-of-reuse patents and essays, and calls into question some of the long-standing associations between them. Inventions of Prevention is intended both as a primer for collectors new to the field and as a reference source for the advanced student, bringing together a massive amount of information on the subject in one volume.
Download or read book Taxation in Colonial America written by Alvin Rabushka and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2010-12-16 with total page 969 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taxation in Colonial America examines life in the thirteen original American colonies through the revealing lens of the taxes levied on and by the colonists. Spanning the turbulent years from the founding of the Jamestown settlement to the outbreak of the American Revolution, Alvin Rabushka provides the definitive history of taxation in the colonial era, and sets it against the backdrop of enormous economic, political, and social upheaval in the colonies and Europe. Rabushka shows how the colonists strove to minimize, avoid, and evade British and local taxation, and how they used tax incentives to foster settlement. He describes the systems of public finance they created to reduce taxation, and reveals how they gained control over taxes through elected representatives in colonial legislatures. Rabushka takes a comprehensive look at the external taxes imposed on the colonists by Britain, the Netherlands, and Sweden, as well as internal direct taxes like poll and income taxes. He examines indirect taxes like duties and tonnage fees, as well as county and town taxes, church and education taxes, bounties, and other charges. He links the types and amounts of taxes with the means of payment--be it gold coins, agricultural commodities, wampum, or furs--and he compares tax systems and burdens among the colonies and with Britain. This book brings the colonial period to life in all its rich complexity, and shows how colonial attitudes toward taxation offer a unique window into the causes of the revolution.
Download or read book The Stamp Act Crisis written by Edmund S. Morgan and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Impressive! . . . The authors have given us a searching account of the crisis and provided some memorable portraits of officials in America impaled on the dilemma of having to enforce a measure which they themselves opposed.'--New York Times 'A brilliant contribution to the colonial field. Combining great industry, astute scholarship, and a vivid style, the authors have sought 'to recreate two years of American history.' They have succeeded admirably.'--William and Mary Quarterly 'Required reading for anyone interested in those eventful years preceding the American Revolution.'--Political Science Quarterly The Stamp Act, the first direct tax on the American colonies, provoked an immediate and violent response. The Stamp Act Crisis, originally published by UNC Press in 1953, identifies the issues that caused the confrontation and explores the ways in which the conflict was a prelude to the American Revolution.
Download or read book British Postal Guide written by Great Britain. Post Office and published by . This book was released on 1867 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Collectors Club Philatelist written by Collectors Club (New York, N.Y.) and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 262 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Vol. for 1928 includes translations from Khol's Handbook.
Download or read book Bibliotheca Lindesiana written by James Ludovic Lindsay Earl of Crawford and published by . This book was released on 1911 with total page 478 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Canadian Revenue Stamp Catalogue written by Erling S. J. Van Dam and published by Bridgenorth, Ont. : E.S.J. van Dam. This book was released on 1982 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Postage Stamp written by Frederick John Melville and published by . This book was released on 1914 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book Official Reports of the Debates of the House of Commons of the Dominion of Canada written by Canada. Parliament. House of Commons and published by . This book was released on 1915 with total page 898 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue written by Stanley Gibbons Publications Ltd and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
