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Title: 2022.4.1 Stamp Duty Press
Description: 2022.4.1
Stamp Duty Press, 1920
Manufacturer: Grover and Co

Fly press used to imprint share certificates with an official 'stamp duty' stamp. Press number 145, one of a team of presses used by HMRC (and its predecessor 'Inland Revenue') in their Birmingham offices from c.1920 (when the presses were made) until early 2020, when on-site working ceased during the first Covid lockdown and digital means of authentication were introduced.
Keywords:
Birmingham Museums Trust/Museum Collections Centre
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Science and Industry
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Press
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Machinery
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Technology
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Social history
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Taxation
   
Usage Rights: Creative Commons 0 - Public Domain. Optional attribution: Photo by Birmingham Museums Trust, licensed under CC0
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Height: 1700
Width: 800
Unit: mm
Credit Line: Presented by HM Revenue & Customs, 2022.