Tasmania Revenue Stamps
ISSN 1836-0084
This is a 'work in progress' from a series of on line catalogues to help the collector and dealer alike
This FREE online catalogue is courtesy of Dave Elsmore
This is a Catalogue only.
Nothing is for sale from these pages. It is purely to help guide you to better collecting.
Priced from Collectors, Dealers & Auctions.
I would welcome any comments to improve the pages.
Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced.
Prices in Australian $ are for sound copies, damaged copies by negotiation.
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Presentation Proof in Blue
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Contents:
George & Dragon Adhesive 1863-1918. Platypus Adhesive 1880-1950. Queen's Head 1900-1944. Numeral 1904-1955. Koskie Adhesive 1955-1965. Revenue Stamped Paper [Impressed] 1827-1965. Gambling Tax 1904-1965. Joint Commonwealth and State Amusements Duties 1917-1933. Beer Duty 1880-1919. Wages Tax 1935-1940. Tax Instalments 1941-42. Postal Notes 1888
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1863 George & Dragon
"An Act to provide for the raising of Stamp Duties in Tasmania" 27 Vic. No. 38. Assented on 24.9.1863
Printed in sheets of 240, 12 x 20
1863 Watermark Numeral 1[found equally inverted as upright] Imperf Mint x 5
3d-$80.00 2/6d-$40.00 5/--$100.00 10/--$180.00
10/-Proof in black-$1300.00
Issue dates:
2/6 carmine, 1 November 1863
5/- brown, January 1864
10/- orange-yellow & orange-brown, January 1864
3d green, January 1865
Reprints [1886 with or without overprint REPRINT [16½ or 17½mm] on tough thin no wmk paper. Also found inverted on 3d]-$15.00 each
Reprints [1889 on white card without overprint REPRINT]-$10.00 each
Reprints [1901 Overprinted REPRINT on card perf 11¾ with period]-$15.00 each
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Earliest Recorded Dates
3d -
28.2.1865 2/6 - 16.11.1863 10/- - 30.1.1864
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1863 Unofficial Perforations
1863 Watermark Numeral 1[found equally inverted as upright] Perf 10[unoffical till 1869], 11¾-12¾-1867. Mint x 10
3d-$25.00 2/6d-$20.00 5/--$30.00 10/--$45.00
2/6 Double print-$150.00
2/6[R Harris 12¾]-$250.00used
2/6 vertical double
perf
[R Harris 12¾]-$350.00used
10/-[R Harris 12¾]-$250.00used
Perf 12.8 1864 [R Harris 12¾ - Launceston]
Perf 10 1864-1870 [J Walch & Sons - Hobart]
Perf 11.8 1867 [J Walch & Sons
- Hobart]
Perforations: Unofficial perforations were done by two local firms. A perforation 12¾ machine was used by Robert Harris, a bookseller of Patterson St Launceston and a perforation 10 machine was used by J H B Walch & Sons [largest licensed vendors of stamps in Tasmania] stationers, of Hobart, unofficially until 1869, after that date officially for the Government.
The perforation 10 & 12¾ were used prior to late 1868. In late 1868-1869 Walch introduced a perf machine gauging 11.6 [known as 11¾, EKD 20.10.68]. Commencing in late 1869 Walsh introduced another perf machine gauging 11.8 [known as 12, EKD 19.9.1869]. Compound perf 11.6 x 11.8 or 11.8 x 11.6 are exceedingly rare.
Total printed for both
imperf & perf stamps:
3d - 60,000.
2/6d - 60,000
5/- - 30,000
10/- - 30,000
Total destroyed:
On 30.11.1870
3d - 28,327.
2/6d - 26,630.
10/- - 25,908.
On 13.4.1871
5/- - 17,816.
Total Issued:
3d - 31,673.
2/6d - 33,370.
5/- - 12,184.
10/- - 4,092.
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Reissue: 11 May 1880
New colours 2/6 lake 5/- sage green & 10/- salmon.
2/6 Earliest Recorded Date 13.5.1880
1880 [Dragon reissue] Watermark Numeral 1 [found equally inverted as upright] Perf 11¼, 11¾-12 Mint x 5 2/6 much poorer printing
2/6d-$10.00 5/--$15.00 10/--$25.00
3d[not reissued]-2/6-5/--10/-Black Imperf Proofs [1880] very faintly watermarked TAS-$200.00 each
SPECIMEN overprint [1886] on watermarked paper-$250.00 each
Varieties:
2/6dImperf at top or left margin-$200.00 each
5/-&10/-Imperf-$200.00 each
10/-Watermark sideways-$300.00
10/-No Watermark [perf 11¾]-$150.00
10/-Imperf at top or left margin-$350.00 each
Perforations: The 1871 Government machine is called 11¼, the 1884 Government machine is called 11¾ instead of 12 as in most other catalogues
2/6 30,000, 5/- 60,000, 10/- 30,000
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New Paper
Much Crisper Print
1888 Watermark TAS [typeII] Perf 11¾ Mint x 10
2/6d-$20.00
2/6d-imperf
between horizontal pair-$2000.00
Beware of horizontal
pairs of imperf stamps fraudulently perfed around 4
outsides to make an imperf between pair
In 1888 the plate was horizontally cut in half. Sheets now 120, 12 x 10
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Dangerous 2/6d Dragon Forgery
How can you identify this forgery? read on:
Perforated forgeries; 9 times out of 10 if you have a postally used copy it will be a forged stamp and postmark, so beware!!
For easy identification, on the original, the first S of SHILLINGS and the P in SIXPENCE line up nearly horizontal. The S is low, and the P much higher in the forgeries, plus the margins are huge
Forgery found in seven different colours
2/6d-Forgery-$200.00 each
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Overprinted REVENUE
1900 Watermark Numeral 1 Perf 11¾ Mint x 4
10/--$150.00
The 2/6d wmk numeral 1 listed in other works does not exist
Watermark TAS [typeII] Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
5/--$35.00 10/--$45.00
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Overprinted REVENUE
Normal Overprint - Overprint Double - Overprint Inverted
1900 Watermark TAS Perf 11¾. 'Mint 2/6 x 75'. '5/- & 10/- x 5'
2/6d-$10.00 5/--$30.00 10/--$45.00
2/6d Varieties:
2/6d-REVENUE double-$2000.00 mint only
2/6d-REVENUE
inverted-$150.00used.
$1000.00mint.
$800.00postally used
2/6d-REVFNUE-$500.00used, $2500.00 mint
2/6d-Imperf-$400used, $1200.00mint, $1500.00postally used
2/6d-Imperf horizontally between pair-$2000.00mint
2/6d-No Watermark-$250.00
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REVENUE 2mm high
1903 Watermarked 4 Perf 11¾ Mint x 10
2/6d-$35.00
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Sub-charge
1918 Watermark TAS [typeII] Perf 11¾ Mint x 15
5don10/--$15.00
5d Varieties:
5d REVENUE & 5d. inverted-$1250.00
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Latter day posthumous stamp size die proofs
c1930 Latter day posthumous die proofs, printed in red-$100.00ea
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From 1880-1955 sheet size was 120 in two panes of 60 with centre gutter
1880 Platypus
Issued 19.4.1880
1880 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Inverted Watermark x 2 Mint x 20
1d-50c 3d-$2.00 6d-$3.00 1/--$8.00
Key Plate Sunken Die proof in Black
[c1877]-$1500.00
Central Vignette Die proof in Black [c1877]-$1500.00
1d-3d-6d-1/-- Imperf Colour Proof Key
plates, TAS watermark [inverted]-$2800.00 for set of 4
3d-Overprinted CANCELLED [c1880] on watermarked paper-$1500.00
Set Overprinted SPECIMEN [1901] on watermarked paper
SPECIMEN Horizontal-1d-$100.00 3d-$100.00 6d-$120.00 1/--$150.00
SPECIMEN Vertical-1d-$100.00 3d-$30.00 6d-$60.00 1/--$30.00
1d&6d 1901 Overprinted REPRINT perf 12 on very thick paper [3d found with inverted REPRINT also all values found without overprint REPRINT. Locally printed]-$15.00 each
Imperf values reported but unseen
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Overprinted REVENUE
1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Inverted Watermark x 3 Mint x 4
3d-$10.00 1/--$300.00
3d REVENUE double [Horizontal & Vertical]-$400.00mint only
3d REVENUE treble [Horizontal & Two Vertical]-$500.00mint only
REVENUF-$100.00
REVENUK[see below]-$100.00
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1900
[new perforation, 2d added]
1900 [reissue] Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ Mint x 10
1d-$4.00 2d-$6.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$15.00
1d Perfin A for Adams-$300.00
1d Varieties:
1d-[blue/blue value, Nov 1900]$4.00
1d-[light blue/blue value, Mar 1901]-$10.00
1d-[light blue/light blue value, late 1902]-$6.00
1d-[blue/light blue value, Jan 1903]-$6.00
1d Opaque
paper [c1903 TAS watermark visible from the
front][below varieties on this paper x2]-$20.00
1d Imperf [horizontally] between pair-$600.00mint
1d Imperf [vertically] between pair-$600.00mint
1d Imperf [vertically in a horizontal row of 3]-$600.00mint
1d REVENUE double overprint-$200.00mint
1d REVENUE omitted-$200.00mint
1d REVENUE inverted-$80.00mint
1d REVENUF-$60.00mint
1d BEVENUE-$60.00mint
1d Value
misplaced high or low-$40.00
1d Weak O in ONE-$60.00mint
1d Weak ONE PENNY-$100.00mint
1d Vertical white line M to second N[20]-$50.00
1d Broken ONE PENNY[see below]-$40.00used
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2d Varieties:
2d Imperf [vertically] between-$200.00
Value Plate Flaws:
2d Value omitted-$250.00mint
2d TWO PENCE double-$200.00mint
2d Value
misplaced high or low-$40.00
2d Bottom
leg of P missing leaving small D [25 & 37]-$100.00
2d Right
arm of T missing [39]-$100.00
2d Broken W[47]-$250.00mint
2d Last E Broken [52]-$250.00mint
2d PENOE-$50.00 [Unplateable - probable transient]mint
2d TWO PENCE double - one PENOE-$60.00 [Unplateable - probable transient]mint
Revenue Flaws:
2d REVENUF[Lower bar of last E broken 51
& 53]-$60.00mint
2d
Short N & broken
U: [10]-$250.00mint
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6d Varieties:
6d REVENUE inverted-$250.00mint
6d REVENUE Double key plate impression-$300.00mint
6d REVENUF-$80.00mint
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1/- Varieties:
1/--[1st printing Nov 1900 Pink/Rose
value]-$25.00
1/- REVENUE inverted-$250.00mint-$350.00used
1/--[2nd printing Sep-Oct 1901 Pale Pink 'shades'/Rose value]-$45.00
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Help Needed
Opaque paper - Papermakers wmk? Do you know? if so please contact me
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1900
[Overprinted with Sub-Charge 1d or Surcharge 4d]
a 
b 
c 
d 
e
1903 January 1 Watermark TAS Perf 14. Mint x 3.
Used multiples x 2
[a]-1Don3d-'D' of '1D' always lower than '1 of '1D'. 'D' of '1D' most are leaning to the left-$400.00used
'1D' Double [one only per sheet] [Row 12 Stamp 5]-$1,000.00mint
Thick 'D' in '1D' showing smaller center of 'D' [Row7 Stamp 1. Row10 Stamps 4 & 5. Row 11 Stamp 10]-$350.00ea
'1' of '1D' Leaning to right [Row1 Stamps 6&8. Row 2 Stamps 1 & 9. Row 6 Stamp 10]-$350.00
'1D' low by 2mm in a strip of 3 [one only per sheet] [Row 9 Stamp 9]-$1,500.00
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[b]-1don3d 1903-$10.00
Inverted '1d'-$20.00
Inverted '1d' & REVENUE Double [horizontal]-$250.00mint
Thin 1 in 1d [8 & 38]-$250.00mint
1d Double [one inverted]-$750.00mint
REVENUE Double [horizontal]-$125.00mint
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[c]-1don3d 1903-$10.00
Inverted '1d'-$20.00
Small stop in d of 1d [18 & 48]-$250.00mint
REVENUE Double [horizontal]-$125.00mint
BEVENUE-$100.00
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[d]-1don3d 1904-$30.00
Inverted '1d' with tripple REVENUE overprint [horizontal]'-$250.00mint
Inverted '1d'--$100.00mint
Bite left side of 1d-$45.00
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[e]-4don3d 2 January 1905 also reissued 1917-$40.00
REVENUF[on any]-add$50.00
REVENUK[on any]-add$50.00
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1929 No Watermark Perf 11 Perfins x 4 Mint x 2
1d-$20.00
NINE PENCE-$15.00 9D-$25.00 7/6d [Perf 11¾,1933]-$40.00
1d Water void above NY in PENNY-$80.00
9d Water
void above last E in NINE PENCE-$150.00
7/6d Water void lower right -$150.00
1d Top
margin imperf-$100.00
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9d Imperf
between-$450.00
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[Roulette]
a 
b 
c 
1929 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Perfins x 4 Mint x 2
1d-$15.00
9D-[a]-$15.00 9D-[b]-$15.00 9D--[c][1950]-$15.00
7/6d-$35.00
7/6d Water
void lower right-$120.00
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1960 Latter day posthumous die proof strike, printed in blue from desk ink pad-$40.00
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1900 Queen Victoria Head
Overprinted REVENUE & Sub-Charged or Surcharged
a 
b 
c
1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14. Mint £1 x
10. Others Mint x 5.
Provisional REVENUE in VIOLET see below
£1-[a]-$35.00 5d on £1-[b][1919]-$45.00 1s on £1--[c][1919]-$80.00
£1-[a] [dated between 1900-1903]-$50.00
£1-[a] [dated between 1904-1965]-$15.00
REVENUF[on any]x 3
£1-[a]double REVENUE-$300.00
£1-Provisional Handstamped diagonal REVENUE-$1000.00mint
£1-Provisional Handstamped diagonal REVENUE in violet-$300.00postal used
£1-[c] double '1s.'-$240.00[for vertical pair]
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From 1904-1955 sheet size was 120 in two panes of 60 with centre gutter
1904 Numeral
1904 Watermark V/Crown [upright or inverted] Perf 12x12½ comb Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-$5.00 4d-$5.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$8.00 2/6d-$8.00 5/--$8.00 10/--$25.00 £1-$30.00
1d-[perf 11]-$5.00[reported but unseen]
1d-[perf 12x11½]-$5.00[reported but unseen]
1d-[perf 11½x11]-$5.00[reported but unseen]
1d-[perf 12½]-$20.00 4d-[perf 12½ wmk upright]-$35.00 4d-[perf 12½ inv wmk]-$20.00
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1907 Watermark Crown/A Perf 11, 11½x11, 11½x12, 11x11½, 11½, 12, 12x11 or 12x11½ Not all perfs found on all values Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-$2.00 6d-$3.00 1/--$2.00 2/6d-$8.00 5/--$8.00
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1907 [emergency print] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11.8x11 Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1son3d 1907-$280.00
1917 [reissued] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11.8x11 Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1son3d 1917-$220.00
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Security Underprint
1919 No Watermark [Security under-print, a Crown over TAS] Perf 12x11½ Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-$1.00 4d-$10.00 5d-$20.00 6d-$5.00 1/--$3.00 2/6d-$8.00 5/--$8.00 10/--$12.00
Perf 11 2d-$1.50 3d-$2.00 1/--$3.00 2/6-$5.00 10/--$15.00
Perf 11½ 2d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 1/--$5.00 2/6--$10.00 5/-[yellow buff]-$5.00 5/-[ochre]-$5.00
5d Die Proof [dated 9 June 1921]-$500.00
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1920 No Watermark or Security Under-print Perf 11, 12, 11½, 12x11½ or 12x11 Not all perfs found on all values Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-$3.00 2d-$3.00 3d-$3.00 4d[perf 11]-$8.00 5d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 1/--$2.00 2/6d-$5.00 5/--$10.00 10/--$10.00
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1920 No Watermark or Security Under-print Roulette 6¾ Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-$1.00 4d-$3.00 5d-$10.00 6d-$3.00 9d-$75.00 1/--$1.00 2/6d-$4.00 2/6d[orange 1941]-$6.00 5/--$5.00 10/--$10.00 10/-[green 1954]-$80.00 £1[1949]-$30.00
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1953 [emergency sub charge] Watermark Crown/A Roulette 6¾ Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
½d on 1d-$5.00
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½d -11d 
1/--10/- 
£1-£5
1955 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ or 20 or compound Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
½d-$8.00 1d-.50c 2d-.50c 2½d-$120.00 3d-.50c 4d-.50c 5d-.50c 6d-.50c 9d-$5.00 11d-$4.00 1/--.50c 2/6d-$2.00 5/--$2.00 10/--$5.00 £1-$5.00 £5-$15.00
Black Imperf Proofs-$100.00ea
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1961 Watermark offset T T Roulette 6¾ or 20 or compound Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-.50c 4d-.50c 5d[yellow]-.50c 5d[green]-$1.00 6d-.50c 11d-$10.00 1/--.50c 2/6d-$1.00 5/--$1.00 10/--$8.00 £1-$6.00
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1966
Sheet size 120 with no centre gutter
1c-50c
$1-$20
1966 Watermark offset T T upright, inverted or sideways Roulette 6¾ or 20 or compound Perfins x 2 Mint x 2
1c-.50c 2c-.50c 3c-.50c 4c-.50c 5c-.50c 6c-50c 7c-.50c 8c-.50c 8c[lemon]-$250.00 9c-.50c 10c-.50c 12c-.50c 15c-.50c 20c-.50c 25c-.50c 50c-$1.00 $1-$1.00 $2-$2.00 $3-$5.00 $5-$8.00 $10-$8.00
$1[imperf]-$15.00
Black Imperf Proofs-$10.00ea
All 8c lemon values are on inverted watermark
1980 Watermark offset T T upright, inverted or sideways Roulette 4½ Mint x 2
10c-$3.00 $1-$2.00 $2-$3.00 $5-$8.00 $10-$8.00 $20on$20-$25.00
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Newspaper Duty
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
1827 Circular hand-stamp
1827 [all in words] Plain paper document cut out Full document BLACK x 3 Full document RED x 2 [the red and black prices are for full strike's partial strike's, by negotiation]
2d[black]-$200.00 2d[orange]-$100.00
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Cheques & Receipts
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
1865 Circular hand-stamp
1865 [all in words] Plain paper document cut out Full document x 10
1d[red29mm1865]-$30.00 1d[Break ON of ONE
red28mm]-$30.00 1d[red28mm1879]-$50.00
Posthumous Proof[Black]-$120.00ea
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1867 Circular Impressed
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
1867 [all in words] Plain paper document cut out Full document x 10
1d[colourless32mm1867]-$30.00 1d[colourless32mm1871]-$30.00
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1880 Impressed Platypus
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
Proof 2-8-1877
1880 [all in words] Colourless with date plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
1d-$10.00 3d-$20.00 6d-$20.00 1/--$20.00 1/6d-$25.00 2/--$25.00 2/6d-$30.00 3/--$45.00 5/--$45.00 7/6d-$80.00 £20-$250.00
Proof[dated 2.8.77]-$200.00each
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1880 [all in words] Colourless without date plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
1d-$5.00 2d[1905]-$80.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$10.00 2/6d-$30.00
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1882 [all in words] Red with date plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
1d-$40.00 2d-$40.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$10.00 1/6d-$10.00 2/--$20.00 2/6d-$10.00 3/--$25.00 3/6d-$35.00 4/--$30.00 4/6d-$30.00 5/--$20.00 7/--$40.00 7/6d-$60.00 10/--$15.00 £1-$20.00 £5-$30.00
3d[year plug missing]-$25.00
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1885 [all in words] Red without plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
2d-$80.00 3d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 9d-$120.00 1/--$5.00 1/3d-$60.00 1/6d-$45.00 2/--$15.00 2/6d-$10.00 3/--$30.00
3/6d-$40.00 4/--$45.00 4/6d-$55.00 5/--$15.00 6/--$45.00 7/--$45.00
7/6d-$25.00 8/--$45.00 9/--$80.00 10/--$10.00 £1-$25.00
£2/10/--$80.00 £5-$25.00
£10-$80.00 £12/10/--$120.00 £20-$100.00
Proof[Red on stout paper]-$40.00each
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Newspaper Wrappers
Platypus Fiscals were valid for postage. Around 1890-1896 3 values were embossed, 99% are philatelic
1890 [all in words] 1885 issue Red without plugs Price for full Newspaper Wrapper. Mint 50% of value. Cut out 25% of value
2d-$500.00 3d-$500.00 6d-$500.00
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1918c Impressed
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
1953 
1920
1933
1935
1953 
1920 
1920
Red Machine Printed:
c1955 [1d 2d 4d in red above are from a proof set] only the 3d has been seen used in red
From 1918c Colourless Plain paper document cut
out Full document x 3
½d-[diamond,1953-unseen used] 1d-[oval,1920]-$25.00 1d-[1933 has fat d to '1d' on card see betting tickets below]-$50.00 2d[oval,1920]-$30.00 2d[square,1935]-$20.00 2½d[round,1953]-$100.00 3d[oval,1920]-$75.00 4d[1920]-$55.00 5d[1956]-$30.00 6d[1956]-$30.00
1955c Plain paper Red ink document cut out. Full document x 2
3d[oval,1955 red]-$25.00
Proof [1d 2d 3d 4d Red on stout paper machine printed]-$30.00ea
Proof [½d 2½d 6d
Colourless as above on stout paper Impressed]-$80.00ea
Proof [2d Blue 1935 (square) on stout paper
Impressed]-$400.00(one recorded)
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1956 Machine Printed in Red
PENNEY error
1956 Plain paper
document cut out Full
document x 3. Below listings are recorded
used values only
9d-$80.00 2/--$5.00 2/6d-$5.00 4/6-$10.00 5/--$1.00 7/6d-$8.00 9/--$10.00 10/--$1.00 12/6-$10.00 15/--$15.00 17/6-$20.00 £1-$5.00 £1/10--$10.00 £2-$10.00 £2/10/--$10.00 £3-$10.00 £4-$10.00 £5-$5.00 £6-$10.00 £7-$10.00 £8-$10.00 £9-$15.00 £10-$10.00 £11-$25.00 £13-$40.00 £15-$30.00 £16-$40.00 £17-$40.00 £18-$40.00 £19-$40.00 £20-$15.00 £21-$50.00 £22-$50.00 £23-$50.00 £24-$50.00 £25-$25.00 £50-$80.00 £75-$150.00
Proof[Black on card 1d to £100
only]-$75.00each [a broken
down unique set exists]
Proof set[Red on stout paper 1d to £1000]-$4000.00 [one unique set is recorded]
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Colourless Impressed 1956
& 1965
25½mm 1956
16½mm 1965
Used on
Cheque's and Promissory notes only
3d[1965]-$35.00 6d[1956]-$15.00
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1956 Machine Printed
£50 & £100 above are from the proof set. These appear hand-stamped
1956 [all in numerals] Red Plain paper document cut out Full document x 5
15/--$80.00 30/--$80.00 £25-$160.00 £50-unseen used £100-unseen used
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1966
Colourless Impressed
25½mm
16½mm
Used on Cheque's and Promissory notes only. 5c found in both sizes
1966 [all in numerals] Colourless Plain paper document cut out Full document x 5
5c-$10.00 6c-$60.00
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1966 Machine Printed in Red
1966 [all in numerals]
Red Plain paper document cut out Full
document x 5. Below listings are recorded used values
only
5c-$1.00 10c-50c 20c-50c 25c-50c 30c-50c 40c-50c 50c-20c 60c-50c 75c-50c 80c-$1.00 $1.00-30c $1.25c-$5.00 $1.50c$-5.00 $1.75c-$4.00 $2-$3.00 $3-$3.00 $4-$5.00 $5-$1.00 $6-$5.00 $7-$5.00 $8-$5.00 $9-$5.00 $10-$5.00 $11-$5.00 $12 $5.00 $17-$5.00 $20-$5.00 $30-$10.00 $40.00-$10.00 $50-$15.00 $80-$15.00 $100 $20.00 $200-$40.00
Specimen set[Red on stout paper 1c to $4000]-$4000.00 [one unique set is recorded]
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Direct Print
Cheque Tax Imprints
From1940 Cut out. On cheque x 2
3d-$10.00
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From1966 Cut out. On cheque x 2
5c-$15.00 6c-$5.00
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c1973 Cut out. On cheque x 2
Duty Paid-$2.00
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Handstamped
Onto Document
From1940 Cut out. On document x 6
DUTY PAID[in blue]-$30.00
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Fees Paid
[revenue stamped paper]
Typewritten
1919-1951
Typewritten cut out. On document x 3
From-$20.00
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Manuscript
Various values
1915 -1931-direct Manuscript cut out. On document x 3
From-$20.00
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Hand Stamped
1920 Rubber handstamped On document x 10
From-$40.00
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Various values
1948 Rubber handstamped On document x 3
From-$20.00
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Ad Valorem
1980 Ad Valorem hand stamp cut out. On document x 3
From-$80.00
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Cash Register
Note: TASMANIAN STAMP [2] DUTY PAID
Note: TASMANIAN STAMP [1] DUTY PAID
Note: TASMANIAN STAMP [2] DUTY PAID
Various values
1974-1980 Cash Register Imprint cut out. On document x 3
From-$20.00
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1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1982-1989 Cash Register Imprint cut out. On document x 3
From-$15.00
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1903 Gaming Tax
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
Frame change
1904 Plain paper document cut out Prices are for full tickets as per the 10/4d above. Cut out tax boxes from $5-$50 depending on the tax paid.
1d[1903]-$250.00 2d[1905]-$200.00 4d[1905]-$600.00 6d[1923]-$15.00 8d[1905]-$700.00 2/-[1923]-$300.00 zero value[1953various]-$3.00 6d[tax written along the base of the ticket]-$5.00
More reading here: Tatts Tickets
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1933 Bookmakers Betting Tax
[Revenue Stamped Paper on card]
1933 Embossed Plain paper document cut out
1d-$50.00 Full ticket-$250.00
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TWO PENCE on 3d
c1940 Plain paper document cut out Full ticket x 10
1d-$10.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$15.00 2d on 3d-$20.00
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1d-$10.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$15.00
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1966
1966 Full ticket x 10
2c-$3.00
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Joint Commonwealth and State Amusements Duties 1917 to 1933 reinstated 1953
[Revenue Stamped Paper on card]
Ticket
1917-33
3/1d-$400.00 [overprinted 'TOTAL TAX 7d'] [4d State Tax & 3d Commonwealth Tax]
Also see the Commonwealth Entertainments tax in the Commonwealth Revenue section
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Beer Duty
1880 Provisional Bulk Beer
An Act to Impose Duty on Beer was assented on 13.2.1880, first collected from 1.3.1880
The rate of colonial beer duty was 3d per gallon from 1880-1892 and 4d per gallon from 1892
Lithographed March 1880 at the Mercury Office Hobart in sheets of 8 4x2
1880 No Watermark Perf 11½ Mint x 2 EKD. Earliest Known Date of use 3/3/1880
1/3d-$450.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$350.00 6/9d-$450.00 9/--$550.00 13/6d-$700.00
9/--[black grey imperf colour trial]-$250.00
Printed
in sheets of 16 4x4.
Printing records: 1/3d 20.000. 2/3d 20.000. 4/6d 40.000. 9/- 14.000. 13/6d 6000. Total 100.000. No records for ½ hogshead or 6/9d
1/3 keg =5gallons, 2/3 firkin=9gallons 4/6 kilderkin=18gallons, 6/9 half hogshead=27gallons 9/-barrel=36gallons, 13/6 hogshead=54gallons
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1880 Bulk Beer
Lithographed April 1880 at the Mercury Office Hobart in sheets of 12, 4x3
Picture courtesy C. Leskie Auctions Melbourne Australia
1880 No Watermark Perf 11½ Mint x 2 EKD. Earliest Known Date of use 2/4/1880
1/3d-$750.00 2/3d-$500.00 4/6d-$750.00 6/9d-$550.00 9/--$650.00 13/6d-$800.00
Printed in sheets of 16 4x4.
1/3 keg =5gallons, 2/3 firkin=9gallons 4/6 kilderkin=18gallons, 6/9 half hogshead=27gallons 9/-barrel=36gallons, 13/6 hogshead=54gallons
Proofs
Set-Imperf colour trial proofs of all values recorded, printed in sheets of 16 4x4, some values written over. Set of singles-$3000.00
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1881 Bulk Beer
Designed and Engraved by Messrs. Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. London in sheets of 10, 2x5
1881 No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 3 EKD. Earliest Known Date of use 11/1881
1/3d-$80.00 2/3d-$80.00 4/6d-$30.00 6/9d-$80.00 9/--$150.00 13/6d[brown]-$350.00 13/6d[grey]-$450.00
BUYER
BEWARE: A b/w 2/3d sold on eBay late 2023 purporting to
be from the Bradbury Wilkinson Archives. This of course
was not in the catalogue sale as it is a cheap photocopy
made to look, well i don't know what but some twit
bought this $2 copy for £450.00. You only have to look
at the poor quality and the ink spillage. Some people
are just idiots!
BEWARE : Rubbish on eBay
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SPECIMEN [Horizontal over two stamps] 6/9d-$800.00[per pair]
1/3 keg =5gallons, 2/3 firkin=9gallons 4/6 kilderkin=18gallons, 6/9 half hogshead=27gallons 9/-barrel=36gallons, 13/6 hogshead=54gallons
January 1881 an order for 18,000 x 1/3, 18,000 x 2/3, 50,000 x 4/6, 12,000 x 6/9 & 3000 x 13/6. Little use of the 13/6 which was put into service in 1887
Reprints without imprint on card are known of all values these were done in 1960.
1960 Latter day proofs in red exist in sets of 6 values-$120.00 for set
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1892 Bulk Beer
Surcharge Issue
New Rate 4d per gallon.
1892[late] No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 2 Original value not obliterated
1/8don1/3d-$30.00 3son2/3d-$40.00 6son4/6d-20.00 9son6/9d-$100.00 12son9/--$200.00 18son13/6d-$450.00
1/8 keg =5gallons, 3/- firkin=9gallons 6/- kilderkin=18gallons, 9/- half hogshead=27gallons 12/-barrel=36gallons, 18/- hogshead=54gallons
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1894 Bulk Beer
Printed in sheets of 10 2x5
c1894 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
3/--$800.00
3/-[firkin]
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1897 Bulk Beer
Local Printing with Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. London imprint at base removed
1897 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3 Printed in sheets of 10 2x5
6s.on6/--$800.00 18s.on18/--$800.00
6/- kilderkin, 18/- hogshead
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1898 Bulk Beer
Value fully shaded
c1898 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
6/--$600.00
6/- kilderkin
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1900 Bulk Beer
Altered litho plates
c1900 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
6/--$500.00 9/--$800.00
6/- kilderkin, 9/- half hogshead. Pair of 9/- known paying the 18/- rate
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1900 Bulk Beer
Altered litho plates. As last issue but
serif font
c1900 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3 [serif font]
6/--$500.00 9/--$500.00
6/- kilderkin, 9/- half hogshead
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1901 Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Beer Stamps were made uniform throughout the Australian States on 8/10/01
Beer Excise Act 1901. 2 gallons, 5 gallons, firkin=9gallons, Keg=10 or 15 gallons. Kilderkin 17-18 gallons. Half hogshead=25/27 gallons. Barrel 33-36 gallons. Hogshead 50-54 gallons. Duty rate was applied to minimum gallon amount. Bottled beer=per quart. 6 quarts or 12 pints=1 gallon.
7.2.1902 Duty Rate 3d per gallon. 2d if brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively
Lower left / missing, lower right 2 in different font.
1901 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 2 Part papermakers wmk zig-zag & EXTRA seen
2/3d-provisional manuscript on 1894 3/--$750.00 2/3d-$80.00 2/6d-$80.00 3/9d-$220.00 4/3d-$250.00 6/3d-$200.00 12/6d-$450.00
2/3 firkin, 2/6 keg-10gallons, 3/9 keg, 4/3 kilderkin, 6/3 half hogshead, 12/6 one hogshead
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1902 Proofs
1902 No Watermark Reprinted Imperf Proofs of 1880 2nd issue possibly given to dignitaries
1/3d-$400.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$400.00 6/9d-$400.00 9/--$400.00 13/6d-$400.00
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1902 Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty Rate 2d on bulk beer brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively. Provisional Surcharge
1902 No Watermark Perf 14½ in Sheets 10 5x2 Remainders, mint only. Original value poorly obliterated
5/6-on12/-on9/--$250.00
5/6 Barrel
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1902 Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Issued from mid July 1902
1902 No Watermark [Part paper makers wmk can be found] Perf 12½, 11¾ Mint x 2
4d[blue other vessel]-$80.00 6d[blue other vessel]-$80.00 10d[pale mauve 5 gallon keg]-$120.00 1/6d[blue 9 gallon keg]-$120.00 1/6d[brown 9 gallon firkin keg]-$120.00 1/8d[blue 10 gallon keg]-$120.00 2/10d[yellow-green kilderkin]-$180.00 4/2d[green-blue ½ hogshead]-$250.00 8/4d[ultramarine hogshead]-$450.00
10d-'ONE KEG & 'TENPENCE close [TENPENCE one word], cartouche unshaded or later printing[?] 'ONE KEG' & TEN PENCE wide with value enclosed in shading as shown in the 4/2d above
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1903 Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty Rate 3d per gallon. 2d if brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively
1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12½, 11¾ Mint x 2
4d[on grey]-$250.00
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1903-18 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty Rate 3d per gallon. 2d if brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively
[N-E-I = Not Elsewhere Included in the duty schedule of excise duties]
1903 No Watermark Perf 14½ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
1/3d[manuscript]on1/8don1/3d-$150.00 Used
only, several recorded
1/3don1/8don1/3d-$600.00
8/3d[manuscript]on12/-on9/--[Used only. Exists but unseen by
author]
8/3don12/-on9/--$3,000.00
13/6d[manuscript]on18/-on13/6/--$150.00 Used only, several recorded
13/6don18/-on13/6/-[Used only. Exists but unseen by
author]
1/3=one keg, 8/3=one barrel, 13/6=one hogshead
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1903-18 N-E-I Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty Rate 3d per gallon. 2d if brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively
[N-E-I = Not Elsewhere Included in the duty schedule of excise duties]
1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12½, 11¾ or compound Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
6d-$150.00 6d[imperf]-$250.00 1/3-$150.00 2/3-$150.00 4/3-$250.00 6/3-$250.00 8/3-$350.00 12/6-$450.00
6d=2gallons, 1/3=5gallons, 2/3=9gallons 4/3=kilderkin, 6/3=half hogshead 8/3barrel 12/6=hogshead 
Imperf Compound perf 11¾x12½
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Capacity Resize
1912[late] No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12½, 11¾ in sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
6/6[half hogshead]-$450.00
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1914 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty rate 6d per gallon
Picture courtesy C. Leskie Auctions Melbourne Australia
1914 No Watermark Roul 6¾ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
2/6on1/3[5gallons]-$350.00
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1915 N-E-I Commonwealth Bulk Beer
Duty rate 6d per gallon
1915 No Watermark Roul 6¾ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
8/6[kilderkin]-$850.00
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Bottled Beer
1903-18 Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 2d per ½ dozen bottles brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively
1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12½, 11¾ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
4d[black on pink]-$250.00 8d[brown on blue]-$250.00 1/-[brown on cream]-$250.00 1/4[blue on light pink]-$350.00
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1903-1920 N-E-I Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 3d per ½ dozen bottles
[N-E-I = Not Elsewhere Included in the duty schedule of excise duties]
1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12½, 11¾ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
6d-$200.00 1/--$200.00 1/6-$200.00 2/--$200.00
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1913 N-E-I Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 3d per ½ dozen bottles
1913 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ in sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
2/-[4doz]-$80.00
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1914 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 6d per ½ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge
2 SHILLINGS and BARLEY, 'MALT & HOPS EXCLUSIVELY' defacing black bar misplaced
1914 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ in sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
2 SHILLINGSon1/-[2doz]-$550.00
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1917 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 7d per ½ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge
1917 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ in sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
4s 8don4/--$450.00-[4doz]
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1918 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer
Duty Rate 1/- per ½ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge
1918 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ in sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2
8/-[handstamped in blue]on4/8-$450.00 8/-on4/8-$450.00 12/-on8/-[should be 6doz not 8doz]-$550.00
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Customs Clearance
Also referred to as: Customs House and Brandy Excide Seals. See Commonwealth Revenue Page
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1935 Wages Tax
8mm wide WAGES TAX overprint
1935 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Wide in Black Mint x 2
1d-$3.00 2d-$3.00 3d-$3.00 4d-$3.00 5d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$5.00 2/6d-$15.00 5/--$30.00 10/--$40.00 £1--$60.00
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8mm wide WAGES TAX overprint
1935 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Wide in Red Mint x 2
1d-$3.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$10.00
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3mm wide WAGES TAX overprint
1935 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Narrow in Black Mint x 2
5d-$20.00 6d-$120.00 5/--$25.00
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3mm wide WAGES TAX overprint
1935 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Narrow in Red Mint x 2
4d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$20.00 2/6d-$40.00
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1940 Tax Instalment
9½mm wide TAX INSTALMENT overprint, in red on 4d & 6d in black on 3d & 1/-
1940 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Mint x 2
1d-$150.00 3d-$200.00 4d-$150.00 6d-$150.00 1/--$120.00 5/--$150.00 10/--$150.00
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1940 No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Mint x 2
2/--$350.00
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Commonwealth Tax Instalments are listed in Commonwealth Revenues
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Postal Notes 1887
1890 Watermarked Double lined numeral 2
20/-3d poundage]-$2500.00
PO Amendment Act 1888
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1912
New Design
1912 series Payable in Commonwealth of Australia only
10/-[3d poundage]-$400.00
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For Tasmania Commonwealth Postal Notes see the Commonwealth Revenue Page
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