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763: 62:. The issue consists of ten stamps with values ranging from 1d to £1, and it was issued on Fiji sometime in 1883. Some stamps are known postally used, although this was contrary to regulations. This issue remained in use until 1896, when postage stamps became valid for fiscal use once again. All remaining stocks were destroyed in 1903. 81:
were also similarly overprinted. Both sets exist with two different types of watermark each. In both the Edward VII and George V sets, high values were created by overprinting £1 postage stamps (the highest value available) with new values of £3, £5 or £10. Overprinting ceased in 1927 and
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were made in late 1876, but it is unclear what became of the order. Impressed stamps were in use by the 20th century, with recorded dates of use ranging from the 1930s to the 1970s.
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Revenue-only stamps were reintroduced on 1 January 1911, when postage stamps were once again overprinted for fiscal use with a letter
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was prepared in 1880, and it was coarsely printed by the Government Printer in
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dual-purpose stamps were subsequently used for fiscal purposes once again.
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began to be used for fiscal purposes. A new design depicting
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and with a vertical bar cancelling the original inscription
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Fiji
independent kingdom
revenue stamps
postage stamps
British crown colony
postage and revenue stamps
Queen Victoria
Sydney
King Edward VII
King George V
impressed duty stamps
Postage stamps and postal history of Fiji



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0906845726




"Fiji"
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"Fiji: The 1880 Queen Victoria Revenue Issue"
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