The Treasury Excise Correspondence Collection is a collection of correspondence between the United Kingdom
Treasury
A treasury is either
*A government department related to finance and taxation, a finance ministry.
*A place or location where treasure, such as currency or precious items are kept. These can be state or royal property, church treasure or ...
and
Excise
file:Lincoln Beer Stamp 1871.JPG, upright=1.2, 1871 U.S. Revenue stamp for 1/6 barrel of beer. Brewers would receive the stamp sheets, cut them into individual stamps, cancel them, and paste them over the Bunghole, bung of the beer barrel so when ...
, dated between 1826 and the 1840s, that forms part of the
British Library Philatelic Collections
The British Library Philatelic Collections is the national philatelic collection of the United Kingdom with over 8 million items from around the world. It was established in 1891 as part of the British Museum Library, later to become the B ...
. The collection shows a wide variety of postal marks and rates and was transferred from Her Majesty's Customs & Excise in 1992.
[The Treasury Excise Correspondence Collection.]
British Library, 23 February 2012.
See also
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H.M. Customs and Excise Collection
The H.M. Customs and Excise Collection is a collection of British revenue stamps in proof or registration form for Table Water Duty, Medicine Tax, Playing Card Tax and other duties. It forms part of the British Library Philatelic Collections and ...
References
British Library Philatelic Collections
Philately of the United Kingdom
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