Image is from probate documents for my great grand father, Francis Kitto.
Day 5 Stamped – Probate
On one of the probate documents for my great grand father – an “affidavit of executor in support of motion for probate” is a rubber stamp mark to confirm the date the document was filled. Next is a 5 shilling stamp. On closer inspection the words “New Zealand Stamp Duty” can be seen above the word “shillings” indicating this is not a postal stamp.
This was the method used for paying for the stamp duty cost for the filling of documents. It had a line through it and a punch hole to void the stamp so it could not be reused. This is called a revenue stamp. They were in general use in New Zealand from 1867 until the early 1950’s. A revenue stamp can be used to used to collect a number of different types of taxes or fees. In some countries or time periods they can be used for post or postal stamps used for revenue stamps.
My great grand father was Francis Kitto who died in Lower Hutt, New Zealand on 8 May 1934. The “rubber date stamp is dated 11 May 1934, not long after his death.
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