Today 'Stamp Duty' is something one pays on a house purchase but originally it was a general tax on legal documents introduced in 1671. Embossed stamps were applied to legal documents like the receipt below from 1820.
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Sunday, 26 October 2025
Sunday, 27 July 2025
Exchequer Subpoena for an arrear of Assessed Taxes, 1839, authorised by a W.L. Maberly handstamp
The printed entire below was sent free to Chard in March 1839, to T.E. Clarke, Solicitor, to serve on William Chick. It was authorised by a black "W.L. Maberly" handstamp, who was the Secretary to the General Post Office from 1836 to 1854.
Enclosed with the pre-printed letter below was an Exchequer Subpoena for £13-18s-9d, to recover an arrear of Assessed Taxes.
Sunday, 28 May 2023
Inhabited House Duties, 1872
The item below was send from Taunton to Obridge in October 1872 as Printed Matter. It has got a manuscript "Letter 1d" with initials, but there is no indication that any postage due was collected.
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