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Birth Certificate
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Alan | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:26 |
We have a birth certificate for our decease father and we have a 1 penny stamp on the certificate. Can anybody tell me why. |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:30 |
My birth cert of 1937 has a stamp on it too and its of Edward as he had succeeded to the throne but had abdicated in Dec 1936 I was born in March but they were still using the old stamps then |
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Graham | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:35 |
It indicates that stamp duty was paid |
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+++DetEcTive+++ | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:36 |
"Stamp Duty"! :-D |
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Graham | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:36 |
QUOTE |
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°o.OOº°‘¨Claire in Wales¨‘°ºOO.o° | Report | 22 Jan 2015 16:37 |
I can remember when a stamp was put on a paid gas/electricity bill |
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maggiewinchester | Report | 22 Jan 2015 17:48 |
My brothers Maltese birth certificates (1949 and 1950) have a stamp on too. |
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JustJanet | Report | 22 Jan 2015 19:51 |
Back in the 60s when I worked in a bank there was a charge of 2d stamp duty on each cheque. So each time the customer had a new cheque book of 30 cheques they had to pay 5 shillings (60 old pennies). We used to have to charge it to the customers account when we posted out the books. |
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DazedConfused | Report | 22 Jan 2015 19:54 |
I have a postage stamp on my g/grandparents wedding cerificate |
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DazedConfused | Report | 22 Jan 2015 19:54 |
I have a postage stamp on my g/grandparents wedding cerificate |
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