Lot 43
Hair powder Duty 1797 Annual licence

Revenue & Telegraph Stamps of the World | 5954
Auction: 21 November 2023 at 09:30 GMT
£204
Description
Hair Powder Duty: 1797 (6 May) ‘Stamp Office certificate’ for payment of ‘Hair Powder Annual Duty, 1797.’ showing direct embossed £1.10 revenue (Die B) At upper left. Usual unobtrusive creasing, still attractive and rare, this tax one of a sweeping range introduced to avoid national bankruptcy after the American War of Independence. Booth 3

