Essays were produced
in France about 1875, consisting of the left-hand half of the Agriculture tax
stamp, and these were
printed in sheets of
12 (two panes of 6) and come in 6 different colours. The accent
is missing in the inscription, below the second letter. They are unissued
material, probably made by the printers without Government authority.
1877. Tax on loans
for rice-growing. Typo in Paris. Paper bears sheet watermark LA CROIX FRERES,
twice per sheet. The initial issue was the rose shade. A different colour was
probably issued each year, but the dates or even the order is not known.
Valuations are nominal. Type II appear scarcer than Type I. Probably all values
were printed for all colours, but all these stamps are rare, and not all may
still exist today.
Type I : Neat printing, width of stamp 37+mm. Ornament below pyramid at top left of monogram is upright. Only perf 13½.
Type II : Patchy
printing, width of stamp just below 37mm. Ornament below pyramid at top left of
monogram slants to left.
Various perfs 12½ or
less.
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