Ireland Tax Revenu Stamp?

I believe that you have an impressed duty stamp from Ireland. It is embossed onto a document to show payment of the tax. I'm guessing it was stamped February 1, 1895, though January 2nd is a possibility, too, I suppose. Barber and Brown have a catalogue [The Impressed Duty Stamps of Ireland: A Priced Catalogue of Embossed Non-Adhesive Fiscal Stamps (1774 to the Present Time)], but I don't have it.

thanks for reply.
I think #1 and #2 plate number. I have a few British stamp like these.
I ordered the duty book already 1 week agao.

The "1" and the "2" are changeable date slugs for day and month; the "95" is also a slug that can be changed, for the year.

The "D" at the top left is a code of sorts for the stamp, and is not changeable. It is a permanent part of the die.

thanks again!

I'll wait for my catalog in mail ;)

..and we shall wait for you to ID our unknowns
prepare to be busy...

rod222

your stamp set is Great Britain stamp.
can be in 1900 scott catalog. many similar stamps.

Hello Everyone!
My catalog arrived :))
No. 13104
Die Dh style 60 83 A
Registered 12 May 1863,
WHen used Die Box Dublin (DBD) 14 May 1863 (a)
Destroyed 21 May 1924
(a)Demaged in fire at Customs house, Dublin, 25 May 1921 and Returned to Somerset House, London, 19 July 1921
Price Unknown
After fire and Destroyed order! Rare stamps!!

Because they could be used to show payment of a tax, the dies were strictly accounted for, and generally disposed of officially. Scan through the catalogue listings and I think you will see that it will often show a defaced (or destroyed) date.

The fire was 26 years after your stamp was impressed, so I don't think the fire is relevant to value.

But it is still nice to know what you have. And it might be rare, anyway...just not for those reasons.

I copied from "The Impressed Duty Stamps of Ireland: A Priced Catalogue of Embossed Non-Adhesive Fiscal Stamps (1774 to the Present Time"
Read again!
My book arrived today.

The listing tells me that the die was used from 1863 to 1921, at least, and finally destroyed in 1924. I can't tell from the excerpt if it was repaired and sent back to Dublin to be put back in use, or whether it sat at Somerset House until being destroyed in 1924.

Your stamp is from the middle of its life (1895). It is a one-penny stamp. You would think it must be extremely common.

But that is nice information to have.

Hi rod222
I got Ireland stamp catalog already.
The small Oval 2 stamps set need more clear picture, I cant read the stamp Die.
I will email you back all detailed information when you email me more clear pictures.

Oops. I didn't realise your catalogue
only addressed Irish impressed stamps.
This is an English set.

rod222
Ireland Stamp
Upper left Registered 27 April 1911, Distroyed May 21 1924
Upper right Registered Oct 4 1904 for use at the four courts Branch office (No distroyed)
Lower right small Oval registered 1922, Distroyed Dec 21 1926
The others not in Ireland catalog.