Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax marks. These marks were introduced in 1813 following the partial repeal of an Act of Parliament which had granted exemption of toll charges for mail coaches. With mail coaches being charged tolls in Scotland the Post Office responded by levying an extra halfpenny on all letters carried by mail coach in Scotland. The tax was abolished on 5th December 1839 with the introduction of Uniform Fourpenny Postage.
![]() | BAKER Ian and GRAHAM David, SANIG Michael & SHAND Bill The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839 - & the Welsh Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1836-1839 Scottish Postal History Society (2017) 376 large pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Enlarged and revised handbook to these marks with illustrations of most on cover and with rarity guide. | £30.00 |
![]() | BAKER Ian and GRAHAM David, SANIG Michael & SHAND Bill The Scottish Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1813-1839 - & the Welsh Additional Halfpenny Mail Tax 1836-1839 Scottish Postal History Society (2017) 28pp. 1st ed., new in card covers. Checklist of the different marks. | £6.00 |
![]() | STITT DIBDEN W.G. The Additional Half Penny Mail Tax 1813-1839. Postal History Society (1963) 77pp. 1st ltd. ed. of 200 copies. Very fine in fine original card covers. Scarce. | £24.00 |
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