Item information
- Content Name: Stamp papers - British
- Nature: Paper
- Stand: Double Stand
- Quantity: 3
- Link 1: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stamped_paper
- Link 2: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Postage_stamps_and_postal_history_of_India
- Link 3:
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Description
The stamp papers were designed by the British as a means to collect taxes from residents of some of the Princely States as early as 1797. The designs of these papers included the name of the state as well as the amount of tax imposed.