Tasmania Revenue Stamp Catalogue

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	Constantly updated as information and prices are sourced. Prices in Australian $ are for sound copies, damaged copies by negotiation. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Presentation Proof -- 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
	-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 4 3d-$60.00 2/6d-$40.00 5/--$100.00 10/--$150.00 Black Proofs very faintly watermarked TAS-$200.00ea Reprints [on card with or without overprint REPRINT also with and without period]-$10 each Issue dates: 2/6 carmine, 1 November 1863 5/- brown, January 1864 10/- orange-yellow & orange-brown, January 1864 3d green, January 1865 -- 3d Earliest Recorded Date 28.2.1865 2/6 Earliest Recorded Date 16.11.1863 10/- Earliest Recorded Date 30.1.1864 -- 1863 Unofficial Perforations 1863 Watermark Numeral 1[found equally inverted as upright] Perf 10[unoffical till 1869], 11ž-12ž - 1867 Mint x 2 3d-$10.00 2/6d-$10.00 5/--$20.00 10/--$30.00 Double Print 2/6 Double print-$150.00 Perf 10 1864-1870 [J Walch & Sons Hobart] x 3 Mint x 3 Perf 12ž 1864 [R Harris] x 5. 2/6 vertical double perf x 6. Mint x 5. Perf 11ž-12 1867 [J Walch & Sons Hobart] Mint x 2 Perforations: Unofficial perforations were done by two local firms. A perforation 12ž 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 & 12ž were used prior to late 1868. In late 1868-1869 Walch introduced a perf machine gauging 11.6 [known as 11ž, 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. On 30.11.1870 the following stock was destroyed; 28,327 x 3d, 26,630 x 2/6, 25,908 x 10/- & on 13.4.1871 17,816 x 5/- -- 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 11ź, 11ž-12 Mint x 2 2/6 much poorer printing 2/6d-$10.00 5/--$8.00 10/--$15.00 10/-Watermark sideways-$150.00 10/-No Watermark[perf 11ž]-$100.00 5/-&10/-Imperf [mint only]-$200.00 each SPECIMEN overprint [1886] on watermarked paper-$20 each Perforations: The 1871 Government machine is called 11ź, the 1884 Government machine is called 11ž instead of 12 as in most other catalogues 2/6 30,000, 5/- 60,000, 10/- 30,000 -- New Paper Much Crisper Print 1888 Watermark TAS Perf 11ž Mint x 2 2/6d-$8.00 In 1888 the plate was horizontally cut in half. Sheets now 120, 12 x 10 -- 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-$200.00ea -- Overprinted REVENUE 1900 Watermark Numeral 1Perf 11ž Mint x 2 10/--$75.00 Overprint inverted x 3 -- Normal Overprint Overprint Double Overprint Inverted 1900 Watermark TAS Perf 11ž Mint x 3 2/6d-$10.00 5/--$30.00 10/--$45.00 2/6d-Overprint double-$100.00 2/6d-Overprint inverted-$50.00 2/6d-Imperf-$200.00 2/6d-Imperf horizontally between pair-$600.00 2/6d-No Watermark-$250.00 -- REVENUE 2mm high 1903 Watermarked 4 Perf 11ž Mint x 4 2/6d-$35.00 -- 1918 Watermark TAS Perf 11ž Mint x 2 5don10/--$15.00 -- Latter day posthumous die proofs c1930or1960 Latter day posthumous die proofs, printed in red-$50.00ea -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 2 1d-50c 3d-$2.00 6d-$3.00 1/--$8.00 1d-3d-6d-1/-- Proofs, Imperf Key plate, TAS watermark [inverted]-$4000.00 SPECIMEN overprint [1901] on watermarked paper-$20.00ea 1d&6d Overprinted REPRINT on card [1901, also found without overprint REPRINT]-$15.00ea Imperf values reported but unseen -- Overprinted REVENUE 1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Inverted Watermark x 3 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 2 1903 REVENUK x 10 -- REVENUE Overprint double 1900 [reissue] Watermark TAS Perf 11ž Mint x 2. 1d-$2.00 1d-[light blue, Jan 1903]-$3.00 2d-$4.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$25.00 1d REVENUE double overprint-$40.00 1d Imperf [horizontally] between pair-$150.00 1d REVENUE inverted-$60.00 1d Broken ONE PENNY-$45.00 1d BEVENUE-$60.00 1d REVENUE omitted-$100.00 1d Value misplaced high-$20.00 2d Value omitted-$100.00 2d Imperf [vertically] between-$200.00 2d TWO PENCE double-$80.00 6d REVENUE Double key plate impression-$300.00 1/-REVENUE inverted-$100.00 1d 2d 6d REVENUF x 3 Papermakers wmk? Do you know? if so please contact me Broken ONE PENNY -- 1903 [reissue] Watermark TAS Perf 11ž On wafer thin paper. 1d-$25.00 1d REVENUF-$75.00 1d Broken ONE PENNY-$55.00 -- Overprinted REVENUE & Sub-Charge or Surcharge a b c d e 1903 Watermark TAS Perf 11ž 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-$75.00 1d [b] Double REVENUE-$125.00 1d REVENUF on all-$75.00 1d [d] Bite left side of 1-$15.00 -- 1929 No Watermark Perf 11 Perfins x 4 Mint x 2 1d-$20.00 NINE PENCE-$10.00 9D-$25.00 7/6d [Perf 11ž,1933]-$40.00 1d Top margin imperf-$100.00 9d Imperf between-$150.00 -- a b c 1929 No Watermark Roulette 6ž 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 -- 1960 Latter day posthumous die proof strike, printed in blue from desk ink pad-$40.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1900 Queen Victoria Head Overprinted REVENUE & Sub-Charged or Surcharged a b c 1900 Watermark TAS Perf 14 Mint x 2 Ł1-[a] [dated between 1900-1902]-$50.00 Ł1-[a] [dated between 1903-1965]-$20.00 5d on Ł1-[b][1919]-$45.00 1s on Ł1--[c][1919]-$80.00 REVENUF x 3 Ł1-[a]double REVENUE-$300.00 Ł1-[c] double '1s.' -$120.00 Ł1-Handstamped REVENUE-$30.00 non official? -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- From 1904-1955 sheet size was 120 in two panes of 60 with centre gutter 1904 Numeral 1904 Watermark V/Crown Perf 12x12˝ 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 Ł1-$30.00 1d-[perf 11]-$5.00 1d-[perf 12x11˝]-$5.00 1d-[perf 11˝x11]-$5.00 3d, 6d, 1/-, 2/6 Inverted wmk x 2 -- 1907 Watermark Crown/A Perf 11, 11˝x11, 11˝, 12, 12x11 or 12x11˝ 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 10/--$35.00 -- 1907 [emergency print] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11žx11 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 -- Security Under-print 1919 No Watermark [Security under-print, a Crown over TAS] Perf 12x11˝ 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 11˝ 5/-[yellow buff]-$5.00 5/-[ochre]-$5.00 5d Posthumous die proof [dated 9 June 1921]-$100.00 -- 1920 No Watermark or Security Under-print Perf 11, 12, 11˝, 12x11˝ 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 -- 1920 No Watermark or Security Under-print Roulette 6ž 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 Ł1[1953]-$30.00 -- 1953 [emergency sub charge] Watermark Crown/A Perf 11žx11[1909] Perf 12x11[1917] Perfins x 2 Mint x 3 ˝d on 1d-$5.00 -- ˝d -11d 1/--10/- Ł1-Ł5 1955 No Watermark Roulette 6žPerfins x 2 Mint x 3 ˝d-$8.00 1d-.50c 2d-.50c 2˝d-$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 Ł1-$5.00 Ł5-$15.00 Black Imperf Proofs-$100.00ea -- 1961 Watermark offset T T Roulette 6ž 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 Ł1-$6.00 -- 1966 Sheet size 120 with no centre gutter Various designs 1c-50c $1-$20 1966 Watermark offset T T upright, inverted or sideways Roulette 6ž 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 Black Imperf Proofs-$10.00ea All 8c lemon values are on inverted watermark 1980 Watermark offset T T upright, inverted or sideways Roulette 4˝ Mint x 2 10c-$3.00 $1-$2.00 $2-$3.00 $5-$8.00 $10-$8.00 $20on$20-$25.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- 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 -- 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 -- 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 ˝d-[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 2˝d[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 -- Handstamped Onto Document From1940 Cut out. On document x 6 DUTY PAID[in blue]-$30.00 -- Direct Print Cheque tax imprints From1940 Cut out. On document x 2 3d-$10.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1880 Impressed Platypus [Revenue Stamped Paper] Proof status dated 2-8-1877 1880 [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 Ł1-$40.00 Ł5-$50.00 Ł10-$80.00 Ł12/10/--$120.00 Ł20-$150.00 Proof[dated 2.8.77]-$125.00ea -- 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 -- 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 Ł1-$20.00 Ł2/10/--$50.00 Ł5-$30.00 Ł10-$40.00 Ł12/10/--$100.00 Ł20-$80.00 -- 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 Ł1-$5.00 Ł2/10/--$30.00 Ł5-$25.00 Ł10-$40.00 Ł12/10/--$80.00 Ł20-$80.00 -- 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 Ł1-$5.00 Ł1/10--$10.00 Ł2-$10.00 Ł2/10/--$10.00 Ł3-$10.00 Ł4-$10.00 Ł5-$5.00 Ł6-$10.00 Ł7-$10.00 Ł8-$10.00 Ł9-$15.00 Ł10-$10.00 Ł11-$25.00 Ł12-$25.00 Ł12/10/--$30.00 Ł13-$40.00 Ł14-$40.00 Ł15-$30.00 Ł16-$40.00 Ł17-$40.00 Ł18-$40.00 Ł19-$40.00 Ł20-$15.00 Ł21-$50.00 Ł22-$50.00 Ł23-$50.00 Ł24-$50.00 Ł25-$25.00 Ł50-$80.00 Ł75-$80.00 Ł100-$60.00 Ł250-$150.00 Ł500-$250.00 Ł1000-$400.00 -- 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 Ł25-$80.00 Ł50-$80.00 Ł100-$120.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Direct Print Cheque tax imprints 1966 Cut out. On document x 2 3c-$20.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Fees Paid [revenue stamped paper] Typewritten 1919-1951 Typewritten cut out. On document x 3 From-$20.00 -- Manuscript Various values 1915-1931-direct Manuscript cut out. On document x 3 From-$20.00 -- Hand Stamped c1920-Rubber handstamped On document x 10 From-$40.00 -- Various values 1948 Rubber handstamped On document x 3 From-$20.00 -- Ad Valorem 1980 Ad Valorem hand stamp cut out. On document x 3 From-$80.00 -- 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 -- 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1982-1989 Cash Register Imprint cut out. On document x 3 From-$15.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -- 1933 Bookmakers Betting Tax [Revenue Stamped Paper on card] 1933 Embossed Plain paper document cut out 1d-$50.00 Full ticket-$250.00 -- 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 -- 1958 Full ticket x 10 1d-$10.00 2d-$8.00 3d-$15.00 -- 1966 1966 Full ticket x 10 1c-$10.00 2c-$8.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Joint Commonwealth and State Amusements Duties 1917 to 1933 reinstated 1953 [Revenue Stamped Paper on card] 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 Thick Paper No Watermark Perf 11˝ Mint x 2 EKD. Earliest Known Date of use of any value 4.3.1880 1/3d-$400.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$300.00 6/9d-$350.00 9/--$450.00 13/6d-$500.00 9/--[black grey imperf colour trial]-$250.00 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 ˝ 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 -- 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 11˝ Mint x 2 EKD. Earliest Known Date of use 2/4/1880 1/3d-$400.00 2/3d-$400.00 4/6d-$350.00 6/9d-$4500.00 9/--$450.00 13/6d-$600.00 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, some values written over-$2000.00 -- 1881 Bulk Beer Designed and Engraved by Messrs. Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. London in sheets of 10, 2x5 1881 No Watermark Perf 14˝ Mint x 3 EKD. Earliest Known Date 11/1881 1/3d-$80.00 2/3d-$80.00 4/6d-$30.00 6/9d-$80.00 9/--$120.00 13/6d[brown]-$220.00 13/6d[grey]-$260.00 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 1930 Latter day proofs in red exist in sets of 6 values-$120.00for set -- 1892 Bulk Beer Surcharge Issue New Rate 4d per gallon. 1892[late] No Watermark Perf 14˝ 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/--$100.00 18son13/6d-$300.00 1/8 keg =5gallons, 3/- firkin=9gallons 6/- kilderkin=18gallons, 9/- half hogshead=27gallons 12/-barrel=36gallons, 18/- hogshead=54gallons -- 1894 Bulk Beer Printed in sheets of 10 2x5 c1894 No Watermark Perf 14˝ Mint x 3 3/--$600.00 3/-[firkin] -- 1896 Bulk Beer Bradbury Wilkinson & Co. London imprint at base removed c1896 No Watermark Perf 11ž Mint x 3 Printed in sheets of 10 2x5 6/--$300.00 18/--$350.00 6/- kilderkin, 18/- hogshead -- 1898 Bulk Beer Value fully shaded c1898 No Watermark Perf 11ž Mint x 3 6/--$300.00 6/- kilderkin -- 1900 Bulk Beer Altered litho plates c1900 No Watermark Perf 11ž Mint x 3 6/--$250.00 9/--$500.00 6/- kilderkin, 9/- half hogshead. Pairs of 9/- known paying the 18/- rate -- 1900 Bulk Beer Altered litho plates. As last issue but serif font c1900 No Watermark Perf 11ž Mint x 3 [serif font] 6/--$300.00 9/--$350.00 6/- kilderkin, 9/- half hogshead -- 1901 Commonwealth Bulk Beer 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 11ž Mint x 2 Part paper makers wmk zig-zag & EXTRA seen 2/3d-$80.00 2/6d-$80.00 3/9d-$120.00 4/3d-$150.00 6/3d-$100.00 2/3d-provisional manuscript on 1894 3/--$350.00 2/3 firkin, 2/6 keg-10gallons 3/9 keg, 4/3 kilderkin , 6/3 half hogshead -- 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 -- 1902 Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty Rate 2d on bulk beer brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively. Provisional Surcharge 1902 No Watermark Perf 14˝ Sheets of 10 5x2 Remainders, mint only. Original value poorly obliterated 5/6don12/-on9/--$250.00 5/6 Barrel -- 1902 Commonwealth Bulk Beer Issued from mid July 1902 1902 No Watermark [Part paper makers wmk can be found] Perf 12˝, 11ž Mint x 2 4d[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 keg]-$120.00 1/8d[blue 10 gallon keg]-$120.00 2/10d[yellow-green kilderkin]-$180.00 4/2d[green-blue ˝ hogshead]-$200.00 8/4d[ultramarine hogshead]-$250.00 10d-'ONE KEG' close with near clear shading to lower cartouche or 'ONE KEG' wide with value enclosed in shading as shown in the 4/2d above -- 1903 Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty Rate 2d on bulk beer brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively 1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12˝, 11ž Mint x 2 4d[on grey]-$200.00 -- 1903-18 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty Rate 2d on bulk beer brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively [N-E-I = Not Elsewhere Included in the duty schedule of excise duties] 1903 No Watermark Perf 14˝ Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 8/3d-$750.00 -- 1903-18 N-E-I Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty Rate 2d on bulk beer 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 12˝, 11ž 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-$200.00 6/3-$200.00 8/3-$300.00 12/6-$350.00 Imperf Compound perf 11žx12˝ 6d=2gallons, 1/3=5gallons, 2/3=9gallons 4/3=kilderkin, 6/3=half hogshead 8/3barrel 12/6=hogshead -- Capacity Resize 1912[late] No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12˝, 11ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 6/6[half hogshead]-$150.00 -- 1914 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty rate 6d per gallon Picture courtesy C. Leskie Auctions Melbourne Australia 1914 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 2/6on1/3[5gallons]-$150.00 -- 1915 N-E-I Commonwealth Bulk Beer Duty rate 6d per gallon 1915 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 8/6[kilderkin]-$650.00 -- Bottled Beer 1903-18 Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 2d per ˝ dozen bottles brewed from barley, malt & hops exclusively 1903 No Watermark or on borrowed paper watermarked part double lined 'New South Wales' Perf 12˝, 11ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 4d[black on pink]-$150.00 8d[brown on blue]-$150.00 1/-[brown on cream]-$150.00 1/4[blue on light pink]-$150.00 -- 1903-1920 N-E-I Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 3d per ˝ 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 12˝, 11ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 1/--$150.00 1/6-$150.00 2/--$150.00 -- 1913 N-E-I Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 3d per ˝ dozen bottles 1913 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 2/-[4doz]-$80.00 -- 1914 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 6d per ˝ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge 2 SHILLINGS and BARLEY, 'MALT & HOPS EXCLUSIVELY' defacing black bar misplaced 1914 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 2/-on1/-[2doz]-$350.00 -- 1917 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 7d per ˝ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge 1917 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 4/8on4/--$350.00 -- 1918 N-E-I Provisional Commonwealth Bottled Beer Duty Rate 1/- per ˝ dozen bottles. Provisional Surcharge 1918 No Watermark Roul 6ž Sheets of 10 5x2 Mint x 2 8/-[handstamped in blue]on4/8-$350.00 8/-on4/8-$350.00 12/-on8/-[should be 6doz not 8doz]-$350.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Customs Clearance Also referred to as: Customs House and Brandy Excide Seals. See Commonwealth Revenue Page -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1935 Wages Tax 8mm wide WAGES TAX overprint 1935 No Watermark Roulette 6ž 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 Ł1-$60.00 -- 8mm wide WAGES TAX overprint 1935 No Watermark Roulette 6ž Wide in Red Mint x 2 1d-$3.00 6d-$10.00 1/--$10.00 -- 3mm wide WAGES TAX overprint 1935 No Watermark Roulette 6ž Narrow in Black Mint x 2 5d-$20.00 6d-$120.00 5/--$25.00 -- 3mm wide WAGES TAX overprint 1935 No Watermark Roulette 6ž Narrow in Red Mint x 2 4d-$15.00 6d-$15.00 1/--$20.00 2/6d-$40.00 -- 1940 Tax Instalment 9˝mm wide TAX INSTALMENT overprint, in red on 4d & 6d in black on 3d & 1/- 1940 No Watermark Roulette 6ž Mint x 2 1d-$150.00 3d-$200.00 4d-$160.00 6d-$180.00 1/--$180.00 5/--$200.00 -- 1940 No Watermark Roulette 6ž Mint x 2 2/--$250.00 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Commonwealth Tax Instalments are listed in Commonwealth Revenues -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Postal Notes 1887 1890 Watermarked Double lined numeral 2 20/-3d poundage]-$2500.00 PO amendment Act 1888 -- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Back to Catalogue Index Email Dave Elsmore: anytime! - I am happy to answer any questions you may have [if I can], I am also happy to buy your collection or single items of Revenue Stamps -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Can you help update this page? 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