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Stamped paper is an often-foolscap piece of paper which bears an imprinted revenue stamp.^[1]^[2] Stamped papers are not a form of postal stationery as although they may contain writing, they are not designed to be used to convey a message.

The use of stamped paper in the American colonies was so unpopular that it has been credited with sowing the seeds of the American Revolution.

Uses

The stamped paper has been widely used around the world to collect taxes on documents requiring stampings, such as leases, agreements, receipts, court documents and many others. The papers are bought blank apart from the pre-printed stamp and are available from stationers, lawyers' offices, post offices and courts according to local regulations. The parties to the matter then write their legal business on the paper and lodge it with the court or other interested party. This is an efficient way of collecting taxes and stamping documents without the need to submit them to a separate government stamp office.

History

Stamped paper is thought to have been a Spanish invention,^[3] being introduced (or reinvented) in the Netherlands in the 1620s.^[4] It has been used widely in France (from 1651),^[4] Great Britain (from 1694),^[4] the United States, India and elsewhere.

The 1765 Stamp Act required all British colonies in the New World to use stamped paper prepared in London and embossed with a revenue stamp.^[5] The ill-feeling created by this law has been credited with sowing the seeds of the American Revolution.^[6]

Collecting

Collecting stamped paper is part of revenue philately.^[7]

Security measures

The stamp sometimes occupies the entire width of the top part of the paper and is often of an intricate engraved design to enhance security. The paper will also frequently have a whole page watermark for the same reason.^{[citation needed]}

Current uses

Stamped papers remain in use in many countries; however, electronic versions are being developed to reduce the risk of fraud. This has particularly been the case in India following a large-scale fraud in the year 2000.^[8]^[9] The use of stamped paper remains an important source of revenue in some developing countries, like Bangladesh, where other forms of tax are hard to collect.^[10]

References

^ Mackay, James. Philatelic Terms Illustrated. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p. 147. ISBN 0-85259-557-3
^ "The British Postal Museum and Archive: Philatelic glossary". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^ de Lacroze, Jean Cornand (1802). A historical grammar: or A chronological abridgement of universal history. D. Carlisle for C. Bingham, p. 196
^ ^a ^b ^c Dagnall, H. (1994) Creating a Good Impression: three hundred years of The Stamp Office and stamp duties. London: HMSO, p. 3. ISBN 0116414189
^ "The Stamp Act of 1765 - A Serendipitous Find" by Hermann Ivester in The Revenue Journal, The Revenue Society, Vol.XX, No.3, December 2009, pp. 87–89.
^ Stamp for Independence: A brief philatelic tour of the Declaration of Independence. Richard Scott Morel, Americas and Oceania Collections blog, British Library, 30 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ Special Regulations for the Evaluation of Revenue Exhibits at F.I.P. Exhibitions. Fédération Internationale de Philatélie. Retrieved 14 December 2023.
^ E-Stamping of properties – a sure way of avoiding corruption and bribery in Bengaluru (Archived) Retrieved 26 February 2010.
^ How Telgi Pulled Off Rs 3,000 Cr Stamp Paper Scam Until He Didn’t Retrieved 5 December 2021.
^ Bangladesh Govt to Amend Stamp Law to Boost Revenue Retrieved 12 December 2010. Archived here

External links

[mack-1] Mackay, James. Philatelic Terms Illustrated. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p. 147. ISBN 0-85259-557-3

[2] "The British Postal Museum and Archive: Philatelic glossary". Archived from the original on 28 June 2011. Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[3] Lacroze, Jean Cornand (1802). A historical grammar: or A chronological abridgement of universal history. D. Carlisle for C. Bingham, p. 196

[dagnall-4] Dagnall, H. (1994) Creating a Good Impression: three hundred years of The Stamp Office and stamp duties. London: HMSO, p. 3. ISBN 0116414189

[5] "The Stamp Act of 1765 - A Serendipitous Find" by Hermann Ivester in The Revenue Journal, The Revenue Society, Vol.XX, No.3, December 2009, pp. 87–89.

[6] Stamp for Independence: A brief philatelic tour of the Declaration of Independence. Richard Scott Morel, Americas and Oceania Collections blog, British Library, 30 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[7] Special Regulations for the Evaluation of Revenue Exhibits at F.I.P. Exhibitions. Fédération Internationale de Philatélie. Retrieved 14 December 2023.

[8] E-Stamping of properties – a sure way of avoiding corruption and bribery in Bengaluru (Archived) Retrieved 26 February 2010.

[9] How Telgi Pulled Off Rs 3,000 Cr Stamp Paper Scam Until He Didn’t Retrieved 5 December 2021.

[10] Bangladesh Govt to Amend Stamp Law to Boost Revenue Retrieved 12 December 2010. Archived here

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+{{short description|Paper with a pre-printed revenue stamp, for purposes of collecting taxes on its use}}
-[[File:1938 12 Anna Indian Stamped Paper.jpg|thumb|right|A used Indian 12 Anna stamped paper dated 1938. (top 90% only shown)]]
-[[File:Alipura stamped paper.jpg|right|thumb|A stamped paper of [[Alipura (state)|Alipura State]] in India.]]
+[[File:1938 12 Anna Indian Stamped Paper.jpg|thumb|right|A used Indian 12 Anna stamped paper written in [[Bengali alphabet|Bengali]] dated 1938 (top 90% only shown)]]
-[[File:Sangli State 5R Court Fee on 50R stamp paper 1934.jpg|right|thumb|A 1934 stamped paper from [[Sangli State]] in India.]]
+[[File:12annas stamp paper of British India(top).jpg|thumb|Top portion of a stamp paper(used) showing [[George VI|king george VI]]]]
+[[File:Alipura stamped paper.jpg|right|thumb|A stamped paper of [[Alipura (state)|Alipura State]] in India]]
-'''Stamped paper''' refers to an, often, [[foolscap folio|foolscap]] piece of paper which bears a pre-printed [[revenue stamp]].<ref name=mack>[[James A. Mackay|Mackay, James]]. ''Philatelic Terms Illustrated''. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p.147. ISBN 0-85259-557-3</ref><ref>[http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/glossary The British Postal Museum and Archive: Philatelic glossary] Retrieved 26 February 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/6HfWru342 Archived here.]</ref> Stamped papers are ''not'' a form of [[postal stationery]]. The use of stamped paper in the American colonies was so unpopular that it has been credited with sowing the seeds of the [[American Revolution]]. The American Revolution was lead by George Washington.
+[[File:Sangli State 5R Court Fee on 50R stamp paper 1934.jpg|right|thumb|A 1934 stamped paper from [[Sangli State]] in India]]
+'''Stamped paper''' is an often-[[foolscap folio|foolscap]] piece of paper which bears an imprinted [[revenue stamp]].<ref name=mack>[[James A. Mackay|Mackay, James]]. ''Philatelic Terms Illustrated''. 4th edition. London: Stanley Gibbons, 2003, p. 147. {{ISBN|0-85259-557-3}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.postalheritage.org.uk/page/glossary |title=The British Postal Museum and Archive: Philatelic glossary |access-date=26 February 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110628205811/http://postalheritage.org.uk/page/glossary?page=5&term=S&doSearch |url-status=dead | archive-date=28 June 2011}}</ref> Stamped papers are not a form of [[postal stationery]] as although they may contain writing, they are not designed to be used to convey a message.
+The [[Stamp Act 1765|use]] of stamped paper in the [[Thirteen Colonies|American colonies]] was so unpopular that it has been credited with sowing the seeds of the [[American Revolution]].
 == Uses ==
-Stamped paper has been widely used around the world to collect taxes on documents requiring stamping, such as leases, agreements, receipts, court documents and many others. The papers are bought blank apart from the pre-printed stamp and are available from stationers, lawyers offices, post offices and courts according to local regulations. The parties to the matter then write their legal business on the paper and lodge it with the court or other interested party. This is an efficient way of collecting taxes and stamping documents without the need to submit them to a separate government stamp office.
+The stamped paper has been widely used around the world to collect taxes on documents requiring stampings, such as leases, agreements, receipts, court documents and many others. The papers are bought blank apart from the pre-printed stamp and are available from stationers, lawyers' offices, post offices and courts according to local regulations. The parties to the matter then write their legal business on the paper and lodge it with the court or other interested party. This is an efficient way of collecting taxes and stamping documents without the need to submit them to a separate government stamp office.
 == History ==
-Stamped paper is thought to have been a Spanish invention,<ref> de Lacroze, Jean Cornand (1802). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bp-MP4_SJ2UC&dq=%22stamped+paper%22+%22spanish+invention%22&hl=en&source=gbs_navlinks_s A historical grammar: or A chronological abridgement of universal history]''. D. Carlisle for C. Bingham, p. 196</ref> being introduced (or reinvented) in the [[Netherlands]] in the 1620s.<ref name=dagnall>[[Harry Dagnall|Dagnall, H.]] (1994) ''Creating a Good Impression: three hundred years of The Stamp Office and stamp duties.'' London: HMSO, p. 3. ISBN 0116414189</ref> It has been used widely in France (from 1651),<ref name=dagnall/> Great Britain (from 1694),<ref name=dagnall/> the United States, India and elsewhere.
+Stamped paper is thought to have been a Spanish invention,<ref> de Lacroze, Jean Cornand (1802). ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=bp-MP4_SJ2UC&q=%22stamped+paper%22+%22spanish+invention%22 A historical grammar: or A chronological abridgement of universal history]''. D. Carlisle for C. Bingham, p. 196</ref> being introduced (or reinvented) in the [[Netherlands]] in the 1620s.<ref name=dagnall>[[Harry Dagnall|Dagnall, H.]] (1994) ''Creating a Good Impression: three hundred years of The Stamp Office and stamp duties.'' London: HMSO, p. 3. {{ISBN|0116414189}}</ref> It has been used widely in France (from 1651),<ref name=dagnall/> Great Britain (from 1694),<ref name=dagnall/> the United States, India and elsewhere.
-The [[1765 Stamp Act]] required all British colonies in the New World to use stamped paper prepared in London and embossed with a revenue stamp.<ref>"The Stamp Act of 1765 - A Serendipitous Find" by Hermann Ivester in ''The Revenue Journal'', The [[Revenue Society]], Vol.XX, No.3, December 2009, pp.87-89.</ref> This led to riots and political agitation which has been credited with sowing the seeds of the American Revolution.'''
+The [[1765 Stamp Act]] required all British colonies in the New World to use stamped paper prepared in London and embossed with a revenue stamp.<ref>"The Stamp Act of 1765 - A Serendipitous Find" by Hermann Ivester in ''The Revenue Journal'', The [[Revenue Society]], Vol.XX, No.3, December 2009, pp. 87–89.</ref> The ill-feeling created by this law has been credited with sowing the seeds of the American Revolution.<ref>[https://blogs.bl.uk/americas/2017/06/stamp-for-independence-a-brief-philatelic-tour-of-the-declaration-of-independence.html Stamp for Independence: A brief philatelic tour of the Declaration of Independence.] Richard Scott Morel, Americas and Oceania Collections blog, British Library, 30 June 2017. Retrieved 14 December 2023.</ref>
 == Collecting ==
-Collecting stamped paper is part of revenue [[philately]].
+Collecting stamped paper is part of revenue [[philately]].<ref>[https://www.f-i-p.ch/wp-content/uploads/Revenues.pdf ''Special Regulations for the Evaluation of Revenue Exhibits at F.I.P. Exhibitions'']. Fédération Internationale de Philatélie. Retrieved 14 December 2023.</ref>
 == Security measures ==
-The stamp sometimes occupies the entire width of the top part of the paper and is often of an intricate engraved design in order to enhance security. The paper will also frequently have a whole page [[watermark]] for the same reason.
+The stamp sometimes occupies the entire width of the top part of the paper and is often of an intricate engraved design to enhance security. The paper will also frequently have a whole page [[watermark]] for the same reason.{{Citation needed|date=March 2017}}
 == Current uses ==
-Stamped papers remain in use in many countries, however, electronic versions are being developed in order to reduce the risk of fraud. This has particularly been the case in India following a recent large scale fraud.<ref>[http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/03/30/e-stamping-of-properties-a-sure-way-of-avoiding-corruption-and-bribery-in-bengaluru/ E-Stamping of properties – a sure way of avoiding corruption and bribery in Bengaluru] Retrieved 26 February 2010.</ref> The use of stamped paper remains an important source of revenue in some developing countries, like [[Bangladesh]], where other forms of taxation are hard to collect.<ref>[http://www.unpan.org/PublicAdministrationNews/tabid/115/mctl/ArticleView/ModuleID/1467/articleId/20808/default.aspx Bangladesh Govt to Amend Stamp Law to Boost Revenue] Retrieved 12 December 2010. [http://www.webcitation.org/5uuR8hZK5 Archived here]</ref>
+Stamped papers remain in use in many countries; however, electronic versions are being developed to reduce the risk of fraud. This has particularly been the case in India following a large-scale fraud in the year 2000.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100107060247/http://www.chowchowbath.com/2008/03/30/e-stamping-of-properties-a-sure-way-of-avoiding-corruption-and-bribery-in-bengaluru/ E-Stamping of properties – a sure way of avoiding corruption and bribery in Bengaluru (Archived)] Retrieved 26 February 2010.</ref><ref>[https://www.thequint.com/explainers/explainer-how-abdul-karim-telgi-pulled-off-a-rs-3000-cr-stamp-paper-scam#read-more How Telgi Pulled Off Rs 3,000 Cr Stamp Paper Scam Until He Didn’t] Retrieved 5 December 2021.</ref> The use of stamped paper remains an important source of revenue in some developing countries, like [[Bangladesh]], where other forms of tax are hard to collect.<ref>[http://www.unpan.org/PublicAdministrationNews/tabid/115/mctl/ArticleView/ModuleID/1467/articleId/20808/default.aspx Bangladesh Govt to Amend Stamp Law to Boost Revenue] Retrieved 12 December 2010. [https://web.archive.org/web/20110727212239/http://www.unpan.org/PublicAdministrationNews/tabid/115/mctl/ArticleView/ModuleID/1467/articleId/20808/default.aspx Archived here]</ref>
 == See also ==
-*[[Abdul Karim Telgi]] An Indian stamped paper counterfeiter.
+* [[Abdul Karim Telgi]], an Indian stamped paper counterfeiter
+* [[Hôtel du Timbre]], a former stamped paper manufacturing facility in Paris
 == References ==
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 == Further reading ==
-*Castenholz, Bill. ''Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper'', Castenholz and Sons, Publishers, Pacific Palisades, California, United States.
+* Castenholz, Bill. ''Field Guide to Revenue Stamped Paper'', Castenholz and Sons, Publishers, Pacific Palisades, California, United States.
-*Einstein, Joseph; Thomas C. Kingsley and W. Richard DeKay. ''Handbook for United States Revenue Stamped Paper'',  American Revenue Association, Inc., United States.
+* Einstein, Joseph; Thomas C. Kingsley and W. Richard DeKay. ''Handbook for United States Revenue Stamped Paper'',  American Revenue Association, Inc., United States.
-*[[Adolph Koeppel|Koeppel, Adolph]]. ''The Stamps that Caused the American Revolution, the stamps of the 1765 British Stamp Act for America'', American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, New York, 1976.
+* [[Adolph Koeppel|Koeppel, Adolph]]. ''The Stamps that Caused the American Revolution, the stamps of the 1765 British Stamp Act for America'', American Revolution Bicentennial Commission, New York, 1976.
 == External links ==
 {{commons category|Stamped papers}}
+{{External links|date=March 2017}}
-*[http://dalessandris.net/embossed.aspx Embossed revenue stamp paper.]
+* [http://dalessandris.net/embossed.aspx Embossed revenue stamp paper] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110317232703/http://dalessandris.net/embossed.aspx |date=2011-03-17 }}
-*[http://postalheritage.org.uk/collections/archive/stamps/phillips/VolI/Vol_I_pg_038/Vol_I_pg_038/image [[Essay (philately)|Essays]] based on the [[William Wyon|Wyon head]] intended for stamped paper submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting]
+* [http://postalheritage.org.uk/collections/archive/stamps/phillips/VolI/Vol_I_pg_038/Vol_I_pg_038/image Essays based on the Wyon head intended for stamped paper submitted after 1839 by Charles Whiting]
-*[http://rdhinstl.info/rdh/rn/rn.htm United States Two-Cent Revenue Stamped Paper - The Civil War Designs.]
+* [http://rdhinstl.info/rdh/rn/rn.htm United States Two-Cent Revenue Stamped Paper - The Civil War Designs]
 [[Category:Philatelic terminology]]