Revenue stamp
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Revenue stamps are all sorts of stamps issued by governments or government-related organisations to pay taxes or services other than mail or telegraph services.
 Canada (1897): Electric light inspection stamp |
 Canada (1897): Gas inspection stamp |
 USA (1898): half cent revenue stamp |
 USA (1930): 2 cents revenue stamp |
 Great Britain (1882): £5 telegraph stamp |
 British passport stamp 1910-36 |
 Italy/Libya (1930): visa Tripoli paid using 5 lire revenue stamp |
 Swiss visa issued 1931 paid using 5 CHF revenue stamp |
 Poland (1907): Warsaw tax stamp |
 Poland (1972): passport stamp |
 Poland (1988): passport stamps |
