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Two examples of Supreme Court law stamps.
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Revenue stamps are used to pay a fee, tax or credit to a government department, agency or authority. In Canada they have been used for items as varied as court documents, sales receipts, loan statements, playing cards, cheques, tobacco, liquor, deeds, licences, bills of exchange, stock certificates, contracts, inspection certificates, unemployment insurance, vacation pay, telephone tax and many more.
In 1864 Canada introduced the first issue of bill stamps and various types of revenue stamps such as the Wildlife Habitat Conservation Stamp are used right up until today.
Some of the finest examples of the engraver’s art are evident on the Supreme Court revenue stamps. The large size Supreme Court law stamps were used on documents pertaining to cases filed in federal and Supreme Courts.
The 1876 issue featured a Young Queen Victoria design. The Widow Queen issue followed in 1897 with the King George V stamps in 1915 and 1935 and finally King George VI in 1938.
The two stamps shown here are fine examples of the Supreme Court law stamps and give a good perspective of the size of these stamps.
It is surprising how many households have old documents and papers with some form of revenue stamps attached. In many cases the provenance of the document can increase the value of the stamp attached to it.
For more information about revenue stamps or any other stamps and coins please visit the Coin and Stamp show Sept. 21 at Higdon Hall on the Stampede grounds.
Collector’s Corner is contributed by the Medicine Hat Coin & Stamp Club. For questions or comments about coin or stamp collection email medhatcsc@live.com
