Lot 60293 – Great Britain – Revenues: 1694-1960s, An advanced collection of revenues in four albums

Great Britain – Revenues: 1694-1960s, An advanced collection of revenues in four albums, starting with album of blue embossed duties from 1694-1840s incl. high values such as £120, second album with two large embossed seals of Queen Victoria’s High Court of Justice (Probate), with the Queen Victoria period including vermilion embossed duty stamps with high values incl. Patent £50 and 1900 £35, Judicature Fees incl. three £1 “SPECIMEN” colour trials/proofs, Civil Service used to £5 plus a £1 & £5 with SPECIMEN ovpts, District Audit, Consular Service QV $50 on £6, Bankruptcy, Inland Revenue 6d’s, Transfer Duty incl. mint values to 2s, Police Courts and other unadopted die issues with “SPECIMEN” to 10s, Law Courts incl. 1882 Specimens to £5, Foreign Note incl. “CANCELLED” ovpts to £5, Public Records Specimens and Cancelled, Foreign Bill, etc., third album with KGIII embossed duties and cyphers, Medicine Stamp Duty, Life Policy, Foreign Bill, Chancery Court, Telegraphs £1 brown “SPECIMEN” and imperf. colour trial in plate corner marginal (cut into at corner), 5s “SPECIMEN” in two diff. types, etc., various uncoloured, pink and blue embossed duty stamps, and fourth album with KEVII, KGV and KGVI issues incl. Consular Service passport stamps, documents incl. Contract Note stamps and a scarce Mayor’s Court 9s6d on document, several cheques, Charles Dickens cinderella sheet, Newspaper stamps, etc., a fantastic lot for the specialist or beginner to develop.