tax stamps

Parchment fragment with two stamps on blue paper affixed to the recto and two printed cypher labels affixed to the verso. The 'upper' blue paper square is a 15 shilling stamp (with "COMPT. DUTY" at head "FIFTEEN SHILLINGS" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label behind this stamp (affixed to the verso of the parchment) has the monogram of George III and the numbers "50" in the upper left corner and "1" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with two stamps on blue paper affixed to the recto and two printed cypher labels affixed to the verso. The 'upper' blue paper square is a 15 shilling stamp (with "COMPT. DUTY" at head "FIFTEEN SHILLINGS" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label behind this stamp (affixed to the verso of the parchment) has the monogram of George III and the numbers "50" in the upper left corner and "1" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with three stamps on a single rectangle of blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. Each of the three stamps is a 6 pence stamp (with "VI PENCE" at foot), with a small piece of metal foil near the center of the first stamp, but not the others. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "80" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with three stamps on a single rectangle of blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. Each of the three stamps is a 6 pence stamp (with "VI PENCE" at foot), with a small piece of metal foil near the center of the first stamp, but not the others. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "80" in the upper right corner.

Wove paper fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 2 shillings 6 pence stamp (with "AMERICA" at head and "II SHILLINGS VI PENCE" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George III and the number "287" in the upper right corner.

Wove paper fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 2 shillings 6 pence stamp (with "AMERICA" at head and "II SHILLINGS VI PENCE" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George III and the number "287" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 1 shilling 6 pence stamp (with "I SHILLING" at both the head and foot and "VI PENCE" on the left and right), with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "55" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 1 shilling 6 pence stamp (with "I SHILLING" at both the head and foot and "VI PENCE" on the left and right), with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "55" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with two stamps on blue paper affixed to the recto and two printed cypher labels affixed to the verso. The 'upper' blue paper square is a 15 shilling stamp (with "COMPT. DUTY" at head "FIFTEEN SHILLINGS" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label behind this stamp (affixed to the verso of the parchment) has the monogram of George III and the numbers "50" in the upper left corner and "1" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with three stamps on a single rectangle of blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. Each of the three stamps is a 6 pence stamp (with "VI PENCE" at foot), with a small piece of metal foil near the center of the first stamp, but not the others. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "80" in the upper right corner.

Wove paper fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 2 shillings 6 pence stamp (with "AMERICA" at head and "II SHILLINGS VI PENCE" at foot) with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George III and the number "287" in the upper right corner.

Parchment fragment with one stamp on blue paper affixed to the recto and one printed cypher label affixed to the verso. The blue paper square is a 1 shilling 6 pence stamp (with "I SHILLING" at both the head and foot and "VI PENCE" on the left and right), with a small piece of metal foil near the center. The cypher label has the monogram of George II and the number "55" in the upper right corner.

A collection of three cut fragments of parchment and one cut fragment of wove paper, each of which has cut squares of blue paper adhered to it that are embossed with British tax stamps dating to the reigns of George II (1727-1760) and George III (1760-1820).