Great Britain Excise Tax Stamp Questions.

Quote:

Hi stallzer,

This is a British excise revenue stamp. These were used on theatre and other entertainment tickets so this one is correctly used and should be kept on the ticket. Many were torn in two when the ticket was presented.

Similar stamps were used from 1916 until 1960 when the tax was abolished. The small letters DZ at the sides are check letters like those on penny reds to prevent people reusing two half stamps and these were introduced in 1925. The 11d value is one of the better values, priced at £10 in my old 1989 Barefoot catalogue.

Here's a Google reference to a similar performance by the same artist in the US in 1934:
"Little Women," * in two acts, is Mrs. Freer's tenth opera. It is based on Louisa M. Alcott's famous book and was completed in March of 1934. "Little Women" was first publicly heard when given on April 2, 1934, by Frances Coates Grace, in a monologue opera performance before the Musician's Club of Women, of Chicago.

The American Women's Club has been in London since 1899 but has moved from time to time. It was at 46 Grosvenor Street for a period after World War Two.