| 单词 | newspaper stamp |
| 释义 | > as lemmasnewspaper stamp newspaper stamp n. now historical a stamp tax imposed on newspapers in the United Kingdom between 1711 and 1855. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > fees and taxes > impost, due, or tax > duty on goods > [noun] > on other commodities boscage1483 maletent1543 stackage1587 powder tax1775 newspaper stamp duty1815 newspaper stamp1826 timber due1883 carbon tax1979 1826 F. Place Diary 30 Nov. in Affairs of Others (2007) 195 If he paid the duty on the calico he printed..he would not be liable to the Newspaper stamp. 1874 Harper's Mag. Oct. 745/1 The whole power of the government was exerted..to discourage..cheap literature. The newspaper stamp was fourpence, the advertisement duty was three shillings. 1993 R. C. Taylor Goldsmith as Journalist 108 Approximately 9.4 million of the required newspaper stamps were issued in 1760. 2007 J. White London in 19th Cent. 229 A fever for reform among the middle classes and many below who saw the newspaper stamp and other taxes on knowledge as a block on reform and education. < as lemmas |
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