Wages Tax Overprint Varieties, etc. on Numerals

[Revenuer]

I only have 150 Wages Tax stamps to pick at from the four settings and find quite a variance in all the WAGES TAX settings.

The 5/- pair below clearly shows the word 'TAX' or 'WAGES' is quite a bit misplaced, in the left copy the A in TAX is closer to the centre of AG in WAGES whereas in the right copy the A in TAX nearly sites over the A in WAGES.

Has there been any work done or a study of these overprints published anywhere?

If not do other members have bulk copies they can check against?

Does anybody have a full sheet of any value?

Also note in the left copy WAGES shows Q for G. Both show a solid coloured A in TAX.

Dave

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[bill]

Little work has been published on these stamps, apart from the catalogues.

There would be some scope for research on these issues.

NB The 5/- stamps with narrow overprint illustrated by Revenuer are not particularly common.

[Ross Ewington]

I have three receipts for wages tax

1) from Jan 30th 1935 - the Numeral Stamp Duties do not yet have overprints

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2) from Feb 8th 1935, this time with a pair of 1/- numerals optd WAGES TAX in red (wide spacing) as per Craig 7.423

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has anyone seen any earlier date of use for any of the WAGES TAX overprints??

3) from Feb 23rd 1935 - the 3d & 6d Numerals optd WAGES TAX in black (wide spacing) as per Craig 7.402 and 7.405

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Anything of interest here?

[franciskiddle]

Hi, I agree that these issues are worthy of further study, and I have seen little evidence of any study. According to the literature, the stamp duty was imposed with effect from 24 June 1932. I have a piece dated 12 December 1932 with £1 (QV KEYPLATE), 10/-, 5/-, 2/6, 1/- AND 1d. Does anybody have a piece that can predate mine?
Francis

[Revenuer]

Here is a page from my exhibit showing 3 Act's that i could find starting in 1930

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Another page with what appears to be a 1931 on the 1st 2/6d

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Relevant exhibit frame here: http://www.ozrevenues.com/exhibits/t/f5.html

Dave