Stamps | Junglebiscuit https://junglebiscuit.com This website contains lots of things that are good, if you disagree, you have terrible taste in things. Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:32:35 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://junglebiscuit.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/cropped-secondiconattemptv3-32x32.png Stamps | Junglebiscuit https://junglebiscuit.com 32 32 112940726 Stamps – Great Britain – The Match Tax, A Law That Failed To Pass In Parliament https://junglebiscuit.com/stamps-great-britain-the-match-tax-a-law-that-failed-to-pass-in-parliament/ https://junglebiscuit.com/stamps-great-britain-the-match-tax-a-law-that-failed-to-pass-in-parliament/#respond Mon, 04 Oct 2021 13:32:32 +0000 http://junglebiscuit.com/?p=2036 Robert Lowe, the chancellor of the exchequer, proposed a new duty on matches in 1871. Each box was to bear a stamp, with the image of a flame and the words “Ex luce lucellum” – or “from light, a little gain”. The joke remarked one Liberal politician, might “divert a college common room”, but the … Continue reading "Stamps – Great Britain – The Match Tax, A Law That Failed To Pass In Parliament"

The post Stamps – Great Britain – The Match Tax, A Law That Failed To Pass In Parliament first appeared on Junglebiscuit.]]> Robert Lowe, the chancellor of the exchequer, proposed a new duty on matches in 1871. Each box was to bear a stamp, with the image of a flame and the words “Ex luce lucellum” – or “from light, a little gain”. The joke remarked one Liberal politician, might “divert a college common room”, but the thought of Oxford dons smiling over a tax on the poor was bad politics.

  • Match Tax Stamp
    Match Tax Stamp
  • Match Tax Stamp
    Match Tax Stamp
Match Tax Stamps

A leading economist rallied to the defence of the tax, arguing that the poor should contribute to the state in proportion to their means. If they did not, surely taxes would fall on capital which would flee to foreign countries and so lead to unemployment. Such arguements were no match for the bad politics of Latin puns, and the tax was abandoned in a matter of weeks. Bryant and May, the great match manufacturer, erected a celebratory drinking fountain on Bow Road to mark the defeat of the tax:

Bow Station Bryant May Drinking Fountain
Bow Station Bryant May Drinking Fountain

The Stamps were produced but unissued.

The post Stamps – Great Britain – The Match Tax, A Law That Failed To Pass In Parliament first appeared on Junglebiscuit.]]> https://junglebiscuit.com/stamps-great-britain-the-match-tax-a-law-that-failed-to-pass-in-parliament/feed/ 0 2036 1928 British Legion Stamp https://junglebiscuit.com/1928-british-legion-stamp/ https://junglebiscuit.com/1928-british-legion-stamp/#respond Sat, 12 Dec 2020 17:50:05 +0000 http://junglebiscuit.com/?p=1972 I have a stamp that I can’t find much infomation on using search engines and thought I would post it up here incase someone has any information on it. I can see its a British legion 4 1/2p stamp but no clue on whether there was a set of them or anything – Does anyone … Continue reading "1928 British Legion Stamp"

The post 1928 British Legion Stamp first appeared on Junglebiscuit.]]> I have a stamp that I can’t find much infomation on using search engines and thought I would post it up here incase someone has any information on it. I can see its a British legion 4 1/2p stamp but no clue on whether there was a set of them or anything – Does anyone know about these?

Royal British Legion Blue Stamp 1928
Royal British Legion Blue Stamp 1928

The Royal British legion is a military charity in the Uk who give welfare and support to veterans. Its overprinted 1928 though i’m not sure why, could be to do with the great pilgrimage? Please do post in the comments if you know anything about this one or whether there is a set of them, I’d be very grateful.

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