The first adhesive revenue stamps of Guatemala were issued in 1868[1] and preceded the first postage stamps of that country by three years.[2]
Purposes
editGuatemala has issued revenue stamps to collect documentary taxes, taxes on foreign bills and for other purposes. In addition, stamped paper had been in use since Spanish colonial times.
Gallery
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1868, tres pesos, first issue revenue stamp. -
1874, medio real, second issue revenue stamp. -
1881-82, diez centavos, third issue revenue stamp. -
1889-90, 5 pesos, revenue stamp.
See also
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- ^ Forbin, Alfred. Catalogue Prix Courant de tous les Timbre Fiscaux emis dans le monde entire. Paris, 1910, p. 493.
- ^ Morley, Walter. "The Fiscal Stamps of Guatemala" in Morley's Philatelic Journal, Vol. VII, No. 6, June 1906, p. 42.
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