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
last update 1 11 08
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
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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
1863 Watermark Numeral 1Imperf Mint x 4
3d-$60.00 2/6d-$40.00 5/--$100.00 10/--$150.00
Black Proofs watermarked TAS-$200.00ea
Reprints [on card with or without overprint REPRINT also with and without period]-$10 each
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1863 Watermark Numeral 1Perf 11¾-12 [Post Office] Mint x 2
3d-$10.00 2/6d-$10.00 5/--$20.00 10/--$30.00
Perf 10 [Walsh & Sons Hobart] x 3 Mint x 3
Perf 12¾ [Harris] x 5 Mint x 5
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1880 [reissue] Watermark Numeral 1 Perf 11¼, 11¾-12 [Post Office] Mint x 2
2/6d-$10.00 5/--$8.00 10/--$15.00
10/-Watermark sideways-$100.00
SPECIMEN overprint [1886] on watermarked paper-$20 each
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1888 Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ Mint x 2
2/6d-$8.00
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Forgery found in seven different colours
2/6d-Forgery-$200.00
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Overprinted REVENUE
1900 [Overprinted REVENUE] Watermark Numeral 1Perf 11¾ Mint x 2
10/--$75.00
Overprint inverted x 3
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1900 Watermark Perf 11¾ TAS Mint x 3
2/6d-$10.00
5/--$30.00
10/--$45.00
REVENUE Overprint double
2/6d-$200.00 Imperf
2/6d-Overprint double-$100-00
2/6d-Overprint inverted-$50.00
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REVENUE 2mm high
1903 Watermarked 4 Perf 11¾ Mint x 4
2/6d-$35.00
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1918 Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ Mint x 2
5don10/--$15.00
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1880 Platypus
1880 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Mint x 2
1d-50c 3d-$2.00 6d-$3.00 1/--$8.00
SPECIMEN overprint [1901] on watermarked paper-$20 each
1d&6d Overprinted REPRINT on card [1901, also found without overprint REPRINT]-$15 each
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Overprinted REVENUE
1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Mint x 2
3d-$3.00 1/--$300.00
Overprint inverted x 5
Overprint vertical x 2 Double overprint [one vertical] x 20
REVENUF x 3
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REVENUE Overprint double
1900 [reissue] Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ Mint x 2
1d-$2.00 2d-$4.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$25.00
1d & 6d REVENUE Double overprint on x 20
1d Imperf [horizontally] between x 25
1d REVENUE inverted x 30
1d 2d 6d REVENUF on all x 3
2d Value omitted x 10
2d Imperf [vertically] between x 50
2d TWO PENCE double x 20
1/- REVENUE inverted x 4
1d Broken ONE PENNY-$30.00
Broken ONE PENNY
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1903 [reissue] Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ On wafer thin paper.
1d-$25.00
1d REVENUF x 3
1d Broken ONE PENNY-$45.00
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Overprinted REVENUE & Sub-Charge or Surcharge
a b c d e
1903 Watermark TAS Perf 11¾ Mint x 2
[a]-1don3d 1903-$3.00
[b]-1don3d 1903-$4.00
[c]-1don3d -$100.00
[d]-1don3d 1904-$5.00
[e]-4don3d 1905 & reissued 1917-18-$10.00
[a]
Thin '1' x 20
[b]-BEVENUE x 10
[c]
Double
1D x 5
1d [a or b] Inverted x 3
1d [b] Double REVENUE x 5
1d REVENUF on all x 3
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1929 No Watermark Perf 11 Perfins x 4 Mint x 2
1d-$20.00 NINE PENCE-$10.00 9D-$25.00 7/6d [Perf 11¾,1933]-$40.00
1d Margin imperf x 4
9d Imperf between x 6
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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
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1900 Queen Victoria Head
Overprinted REVENUE & Sub-Charged or Surcharged
a b c
1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Mint x 2
£1-[a] [dated between 1900-1902]-$50.00 £1-[a] [dated between 1903-1965]-$20.00 5d on £1-[b][1919]-$45.00 1s on £1--[c][1919]-$80.00
REVENUF x 3
£1-[a]double
REVENUE-$300.00
£1-[c]
double '1s.'
-$120.00
£1-Handstamped
REVENUE-$30.00 possibly
non official
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1904 Numeral
1904 Watermark V/Crown Perf 11, 12x12½ comb Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 1d-[perf 12x11½]-$5.00 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
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1907 Watermark Crown/A Perf 11½x11 also 12x11½ 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 10/--$35.00
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1907 [emergency print] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11¾x11 Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1son3d 1907-$80.00
1917 [reissued] Watermark Crown/A Perf 12x11 Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1son3d 1917-$140.00
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Security Under-print
1919 No Watermark [Security under-print, a Crown over TAS] Perf 12-11½ 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
5d Posthumous die proof [dated 9 June 1921]-$100.00
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1920 No Watermark or Security Under-print Various Perfs 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[1953]-$30.00
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1953 [emergency print] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11¾x11[1909] Perf 12x11[1917] 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 6¾Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
½d-$8.00 1d-.50c 2d-.50c 2½d-$40.00 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 T T Roulette 6¾ or 20 or compound Perfins x 2 Mint x 3
1d-.50c 2d-.50c 3d-.50c 4d-.50c 5d-.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
Various designs 1c-50c $1-$20
1966 Watermark 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]-$200.00 10c-.50c 12c-.50c 15c-.50c 20c-.50c 25c-.50c 50c-$1.00 $1-$1.00 $2-$2.00 $3-$5.00
$1[imperf]-$15.00
All 8c lemon values are on inverted watermark
1980 Watermark 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[red28mm1879]-$30.00
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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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1918 Impressed
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
c1933 1920 1933 1935
1953 1922 1920
1965
c1955
From 1918 Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
½d-[c1933]-$60.00 1d-[1920]-$25.00 1d-[1933 on card see betting tickets below]-$50.00 1d[1955 red]-$25.00 2d[1935]-$30.00 2d[1955 red]-$25.00 2½d[1953]-$100.00 3d[oval,1920]-$15.00 3d[1955 red]-$25.00 3d[1965]-$35.00 4d[1922]-$45.00 4d[1955 red]-$25.00 5d[1920]-$60.00 6d[1920]-$55.00
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Handstamped
Onto Document
From1940 Cut out. On document x 6
DUTY PAID[in blue]-$30.00
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Direct Print
Cheque tax imprints
From1940 Cut out. On document x 2
3d-$10.00
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1877 Impressed Platypus
[Revenue Stamped Paper]
1877 [all in words] Colourless with date plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
1d-$10.00 2d-$30.00 3d-$20.00 6d-$20.00 1/--$20.00 1/6d-$25.00 2/--$25.00 2/6d-$30.00 3/--$25.00 3/6d-$30.00 4/--$35.00 4/--$40.00 5/--$15.00 7/6d-$40.00 10/--$15.00 £1-$40.00 £5-$50.00 £10-$80.00 £12/10/--$120.00 £20-$150.00
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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-$30.00 3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00
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1882 [all in words] Red with date plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
3d-$10.00 6d-$10.00 9d-$30.00 1/--$10.00 1/3d-$50.00 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 6/--$30.00 7/--$35.00 7/6d-$20.00 8/--$40.00 9/--$40.00 10/--$15.00 £1-$20.00 £2/10/--$50.00 £5-$30.00 £10-$40.00 £12/10/--$100.00 £20-$80.00
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1885 [all in words] Red without plugs Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3
3d-$5.00 6d-$5.00 9d-$40.00 1/--$5.00 1/3d-$40.00 1/6d-$3.00 2/--$10.00 2/6d-$5.00 3/--$20.00 3/6d-$20.00 4/--$15.00 4/6d-$25.00 5/--$5.00 6/--$15.00 7/--$20.00 7/6d-$10.00 8/--$20.00 9/--$20.00 10/--$2.00 £1-$5.00 £2/10/--$30.00 £5-$25.00 £10-$40.00 £12/10/--$80.00 £20-$80.00
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PENNEY error
1956 Plain paper document cut out Full document x 3 Also see 1965 small 3d colourless in this design in the Cheques & Receipts section above
1d[error]-$50.00 2d-$10.00 3d-$10.00 4d-$10.00 5d-$10.00 6d-$4.00 7d-$10.00 8d-$10.00 9d-$10.00 1/--$2.00 1/3d-$25.00 1/6d $5.00 2/--$5.00 2/6d-$5.00 3/--$5.00 3/6d-$5.00 4/--$5.00 4/6-$10.00 5/--$1.00 6/--$10.00 7/--$10.00 7/6d-$8.00 8/--$10.00 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 £12-$25.00 £12/10/--$30.00 £13-$40.00 £14-$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-$80.00 £100-$60.00 £250-$150.00 £500-$250.00 £1000-$400.00
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1919 Impressed Numeral
Appears hand-stamped
1919 [all in numerals] Red Plain paper document cut out Full document x 5
15/--$30.00 30/--$40.00 £25-$80.00 £50-$80.00 £100-$120.00
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1966
5c found small and large
1966 [all in numerals] Colourless Plain paper document cut out Full document x 5
3c-$30.00 5c-$10.00 6c-$20.00
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1966 [all in numerals] Red Plain paper document cut out Full document x 5
1c-$10.00 2c-$1.00 3c-$1.00 4c-$1.00 5c-$1.00 6c-$3.00 7c-$3.00 8c $1.00 9c-$2.00 10c-50c 15c-$1.00 20c-50c 25c-50c 30c-50c 35c-50c 40c-50c 45c-50c 50c-20c 60c-50c 70c-50c 75c-50c 80c-$1.00 90c-$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 $13-$5.00 $14-$5.00 $15-$5.00 $16-$5.00 $17-$5.00 $18-$5.00 $19-$5.00 $20-$5.00 $21-$10.00 $22-$10.00 $23-$10.00 $24-$25.00 $25-$5.00 $30-$10.00 $40.00-$10.00 $50-$15.00 $60-$15.00 $70-$15.00 $80-$15.00 $90-$15.00 $100 $20.00 $200-$40.00 $250-$100.00 $500-$200.00 $1000-$500.00 $2000-$800.00 $4000-$1000.00
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Direct Print
Cheque tax imprints
1966 Cut out. On document x 2
3c-$20.00
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Fees Paid
[revenue stamped paper]
Typewritten
1919-1951
Typewritten cut out. On document x 3From
-$20.00
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Manuscript
Various values
1915
-1931-direct Manuscript cut out. On document x 3From-$20.00
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Hand Stamped
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 Full document x 5
1d[1903]-$10.00 2d[1905]-$10.00 4d[1905]-$10.00 6d[1923]-$4.00 8d[1905]-$20.00 2/-[1923]-$30.00 no value[1953various]-$10.00
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 101d-$10.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$15.00 2d on 3d-$20.00
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1958
Full ticket x 101d-$10.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$15.00
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1966
1966
Full ticket x 101c-$10.00 2c-$8.00
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Joint Commonwealth and State Amusements Duties 1917 to 1933 reinstated 1953
Ticket
1917-33
3/1d-$100.00 [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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1880 Beer Duty
1880 No Watermark Perf 11½ Mint x 3
1/3d-$400.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$300.00 6/9d-$350.00 9/--$450.00 13/6d-$500.00
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1880 No Watermark Perf 11½ Mint x 3
1/3d-$400.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$350.00 6/9d-$4500.00 9/--$450.00 13/6d-$600.00
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1881 No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 3
1/3d-$80.00 2/3d-$80.00 4/6d-$30.00 6/9d-$80.00 9/--$120.00 13/6d-$220.00
1929 Red latter day proofs exist in sets-$120.00
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1890 No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 3
1/8d on 1/3d-$30.00 3s on 2/3d-$40.00 6s on 4/6d-20.00 9s on 6/9d-$100.00 12s on 9/--$100.00 18s on 13/6d-$300.00
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This design BUT 3/- & 6/- only
[wrong picture, can you help, do you have one?]1894 No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 3
3/--$300.00 6/--$300.00
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1896 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
6s on 6/--$120.00 18s on 18/--$200.00
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serif font
1896 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
6/--$250.00 6/-[serif font]1900-$80.00 9/--$500.00 9/-
[serif font]1900-$350.00--
1902 No Watermark Perf 14½ Mint x 3
4d-$80.00 10d-$120.00 1/6d-$120.00 1/8d-$120.00 2/6d-$120.00 2/10d-$180.00 4/2d-$200.00 8/4d-$150.00
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1902 No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 3
5/6d on 12/- on 9/--$250.00
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1902 No Watermark Imperf Proofs
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
No Watermark Perf 11¾ Mint x 36d-
$80.00 1/3d-$80.00 2/3d-$80.00 2/6d-$80.00 3/9d-$120.00 4/3d-$150.00 6/3d-$100.00 12/6d-$200.00--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Commonwealth Type Beer Duty from 1903 Please email questions
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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 21d-$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 overprint1935
No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Wide in Red Mint x 21d-$3.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$10.00
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3mm wide
WAGES TAX overprint1935
No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Narrow in Black Mint x 25d-$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 24d-$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 21d-$150.00 3d-$200.00 4d-$160.00 6d-$180.00 1/--$180.00 5/--$200.00
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1940
No Watermark Roulette 6¾ Mint x 22/--$250.00
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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--
For Tasmania Commonwealth Postal Notes see the Commonwealth Revenue Page
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