2d used to be the Stamp Duty levied on receipts of two pounds sterling or more in the U.K. In this fiscal application, a stamp was affixed to the receipt and a signature written across it to tie it to the receipt. Once the stamps were overprinted, they were, I believe, no longer valid postally. This cut down their usefulleness to others and thus theft thereof. Presumably these were used for this purpose.
...."Once the stamps were overprinted, they were, I believe, no longer valid postally." That is true... but... due to the ending of Stamp Duty they were unofficially tolerated for a short time so that companies with large stocks could use them up for postage. That is why there are some postaly canceled overprinted 2d stamps.
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Posted 03/16/2017 8:53 pm
