Revenue stamps of Guatemala

The 2 real stamp from the first revenue stamps of Guatemala.

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

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Guatemala 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.

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  • 1868, tres pesos, first issue revenue stamp.
    1868, tres pesos, first issue revenue stamp.
  • 1874, medio real, second issue revenue stamp.
    1874, medio real, second issue revenue stamp.
  • 1881-82, diez centavos, third issue revenue stamp.
    1881-82, diez centavos, third issue revenue stamp.
  • 1889-90, 5 pesos, revenue stamp.
    1889-90, 5 pesos, revenue stamp.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Forbin, Alfred. Catalogue Prix Courant de tous les Timbre Fiscaux emis dans le monde entire. Paris, 1910, p. 493.
  2. ^ Morley, Walter. "The Fiscal Stamps of Guatemala" in Morley's Philatelic Journal, Vol. VII, No. 6, June 1906, p. 42.
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