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I found a cut square somewhat similar to this one issued by Malta. Any help getting it narrowed down to at least the country and year or even decade when it was issued would be greatly appreciated.  |
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Look at the lower right. That is a year. And you may assume it is not 1991. At the lower left is a month. At top is a day, The rose and crown look distinctly British. Most likely a revenue stamp considering something is written across it.  |
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| Edited by NSK - 09/02/2025 4:14 pm |
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The symbols appear to be Tudor rose (combination of Yorkist white and Lancastrian red rose) Scottish thistle, Irish shamrock and English oak (leaves and acorns). Could be a Welsh leek somewhere, but I can't see it. Maybe there isn't one.
The oak sprouting out of the crown probably symbolises the Boscobel oak, the one that King Charles II climbed to hide from Parliamentarians. |
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This is a British (not English) embossed revenue stamp as stated earlier by NSK. It could have been utilized in England but from the cancelation shown cannot be confirmed. |
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| Edited by Chesham85 - 09/03/2025 10:37 pm |
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This is a British (not English) embossed revenue stamp as stated earlier by NSK. …but most likely designed by an Englishman. That's why the shamrocks are so insignificant, the thistles prominent and the oak branches are at the top. As for the leeks, there wasn't room. |
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The "Emblems" watermark of the same reign did not have a recognisable emblem for Wales either. Using floral symbols, the daffodil would be likelier than the leek.
The union between England and Wales is much older and of another nature than that with Scotland and Ireland. |
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Flightle_Bee,
My comment that this is a British stamp not English was correcting the comments to M and M who had stated that it was an "English" embossed revenue stamp. It was not aimed at any comments with regards to the design elements. As I am 75% English, 25% Welsh I avoid those like the plague. |
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