stamp tax

noun

a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.

Origin of stamp tax

First recorded in 1815–25

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There is at present a stamp tax of two cents on each hundred dollars value, or fraction thereof, figured on each separate lot.
All About Coffee | William H. Ukers
He obliged them to register the two edicts for the impt, territorial, and stamp-tax.
The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences | Sarah N. Randolph
The edict for the stamp tax has been the subject of reiterated orders and refusals to register.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson
My letter by the packet informed you of the bed of justice, for enregistering the stamp tax and land tax.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson | Thomas Jefferson
He was a strong advocate of prerogative and in 1756 advised the ministry to impose a stamp tax in America.
The Loyalists of Massachusetts | James H. Stark

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