This is the oldest stamp that I have in my collection, older than the Penny Black! On this episode of #philately, I explore a beautiful embossed revenue stamp from the UK and the 1786 parchment/vellum document from that it came with.
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Links:
Wiki Parchment: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parchment
Wiki Vellum: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vellum#Preparing_manuscripts
Vellum Indentures: https://www.historicpages.com/texts/vellcat01.htm
Indentured Servitude: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indentured_servitude
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Castle Frome: https://www.google.com/maps/dir//Castle+Frome,+Ledbury+HR8+1HX,+UK/@52.1116976,-4.7274477,708217m/data=!3m1!1e3!4m9!4m8!1m0!1m5!1m1!1s0x48705116cb6aab7b:0x2788ca9ba0de7639!2m2!1d-2.485667!2d52.11037!3e0
Wiki Castle Frome: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Castle_Frome
Tudor Rose: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tudor_rose
Linn’s Stamp News Revenues: https://www.linns.com/news/world-stamps-postal-history/inside-linn-s-the-joys-of-collecting-british-revenue-stamps
Linn’s Stamp News, American Revenues: https://www.linns.com/news/us-stamps-postal-history/embossed-revenue-stamp-paper-offers-a-piece-of-history
Mystic: https://www.mysticstamp.com/Products/Unknown/M4205/USA/
Stampforum Thread: https://thestampforum.boards.net/thread/1946/britain-embossed-revenue-stamps-indenture
The process of creating an embossed rev stamp: https://www.onderdeloupe.nl/brievenbus/artikelen/embossings.html
Wiki Revenue: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revenue_stamp
Richard Morel (British Library's Philatelic Collection) Twitter: https://twitter.com/RichardScottMo3
History Channel Stamp Act: https://www.history.com/topics/american-revolution/stamp-act
Wiki Stamp Act: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamp_Act_1765
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