Identification Help Please - Cannot Find History Of Stamp Anywhere

I recently acquired an old "United States Navy Bill" from 1871. Attached to this historic document is a "Foreign Bill" Victoria stamp for One Pound Ten Schillings. According to my research, there was no stamp with this high of value produced until the early 1880's. I'm hoping this community can help me unravel the mystery of this stamp.

Due to the document the stamp is affixed to, I have no concerns about the stamp's authenticity.

Any ideas as to the value of the stamp would also be a big help.

Your assistance is greatly appreciated!

GB fiscal stamp, not a postage stamp.

Lots more here

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/i.html?_...p&_sacat=260

Does not look like it is tied to the document?
You can check the cat.
https://www.rpsl.org.uk/gplstatic/B...atalogue.pdf

Luckycollector, welcome to the community. Nice looking stamp! If the stamp is tied to the document we can only answer your question if you post a scan of the document.


Peter

Thank you for the catalog link. I have actually reviewed the same catalog and cannot find anything related to this stamp. The stamp itself is ink stamped "1871" and the document it's attached to is dated April 21, 1871 and also June 10th 1871. The stamp is definitely attached to the document. I tried to upload an image of the document but the size is too large. I'll try again...

The document is related to 6,000 pounds sterling, which the Navy appears to have delivered to Shanghai, hence why I believe such a large valued stamp was used. However, I cannot find any other stamp like this in existence.

I'm very grateful for the help.

Great Britain
Foreign Bill
1871
Barefoot #86 1 Pound,ten shillings. Green
Typo
De la Rue Wmk VR
Paper Surfaced Perf 14
CV: £3 1989

Foreign Bills were essentially bank drafts for transfers of money to a foreign country.

Bib: Great Britain Revenues
J. Barefoot
European Philately 1

Tied to document = cancelation continues from the stamp to the document.

You may wish to change your thread title
to something like "Great Britain Revenue Foreign Bill" or similar.

It assists or future searches for a knowledge base.

Thank you for the help! I tried looking up 1871 Barefoot #86 and I cannot find anything related to this stamp. I apologize for my ignorance on stamps and best practices for the forum (i.e. title). I primarily collect coins and historical documents, so the stamp element is new to me.

I just double checked my facts and Wikipedia shows the 10 shilling and 1 pound values were not introduced until 1878. If that's the case, how could this stamp be in existence in 1871?

Thanks!

LC
I think we are missing the point.
Apologies, I should have been more explicit
This is a "REVENUE STAMP" not postage.

The stamp does not carry the mail, it indicates payment of an impost.

Revenue stamps afford a differing catalogue series.
Hope that solves your query.

Revenue taxation, we can thank the Dutch for that enterprise.
William and Mary introduced it in 1694
about the same time of other Dutch innovations, Tulips and Coffee houses.

JBFT

Embossed taxation dies exist for 1d to £50,000

`Postage stamps paid for the carriage of mail items, including parcels. Revenue stamps were proof of payment of taxes. Your stamp is the latter. Postage stamps with a value of 10 shillings or one pound were first issued in 1878. From 1881, postage and some revenue stamps could be used both for prepayment of carriage of mail and for payment of certain taxes. Later, stamps were issued to this purpose with the inscription "postage and revenue."

There never was a postage stamp of one pound ten shilings. Yours was only issued as proof of payment of tax.




And, recently, coffee shops where you do not drink coffee.

Weren't tulips an Ottoman innovation?

Nope, Persian.

I think rod was being British and thanking us for introducing such pleasure to Blighty.

The best pleasure is the Language.
When I was single, I could sit and listen to young Dutch ladies
talk, and fall in love. I found it intoxicating.

Anyhow back to Tulips, I think Barefoot, whom I was paraphrasing
was speaking about "Tulip Mania" (The 17th century bitcoin)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tulip_mania

I was not aware of the Ottoman history, so thanks for that.
wiki suggests Chinese origin, and cultivated by the Ottomans.

Thanks everyone! Y'all Rock!!!!