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Hong Kong's first revenues were issued in 1867. A set of nine stamps from 3c to $10 was issued portraying Queen Victoria. In 1873 a 2c value was added in a smaller format, and this is a very rare stamp. In January 1880, a stamp from the 1867 issue was surcharged, and this was valid for both postal and fiscal use.
Benjamin Franklin — George Washington The First U.S. Postage Stamps, issued 1847. The first stamp issues were authorized by an act of Congress and approved on March 3, 1847. [20] The earliest known use of the Franklin 5¢ is July 7, 1847, while the earliest known use of the Washington 10¢ is July 2, 1847.
Hong Kong Historic Hong Kong stamp duty revenue stamp and overembossing die (1905). Actual stamps are no longer used. According to Schedule 1 of Hong Kong Stamp Duty Ordinance Cap.117 (SDO), Stamp duty applies to some legal binding documents as classified into 4 heads: Head 1: All sale or lease transactions in Hong Kong immovable property.
The postal system in the British colony of Hong Kong began in 1841 when the Royal Mail established the first General Post Office in the region. [1] [2] Between 1841 and 1862, no stamps were issued, and postmarks were used to certify payment of the postage instead. [3] [4] The earliest postmarks were used by military field offices, and read ...
On 1 May 1840, the Penny Black, the first adhesive postage stamp, was issued in the United Kingdom. Within three years postage stamps were introduced in Switzerland and Brazil, a little later in the United States, and by 1860, they were in 90 countries around the world.
Hong Kong's plan to increase stamp duty by 30 per cent in August will add much-needed revenue to the government's coffers while helping to drive away dangerous speculative trading activities by ...
25 February 1932. Status: Current legislation. The Estate Duty Ordinance is one of Hong Kong ordinances. It regulates the HK estate duty which was a tax imposed on capital asset - the net value of property situated in Hong Kong at the date of the taxpayer's death. It is chargeable irrespective of whether the deceased was a resident of Hong Kong.
Schedule 1 - The Hong Kong stamp duty heading. Head 1: All transactions of sale or lease of interests in Hong Kong immovable property. Head 2: The transfer of Hong Kong Stock. Head 3: All Hong Kong bearer instruments. Head 4: Any duplicates and counterparts of the above documents.