Revenue stamps of Argentina

Revenue stamps of the Argentine province of Santa Fe.

Map of the Argentine provinces and municipalities that had issued revenue stamps up to 1904. (Ex Walter Morley's catalogue.

Argentina has been one of the most prolific issuers of revenue stamps. Stamps have been issued by both the Argentine Republic and individual Argentine provinces and covered a wide range of duties from taxes on documents to hat taxes. The stamps form one of the most complex studies in revenue philately and have been exhaustively catalogued by Clive Ackerman in six volumes. However, new discoveries continue to be made.

First revenue stamps

The first revenue stamps of the Republic were issued on 1 January 1878 for documentary taxes and taxes on foreign bills. Revenue stamps had been issued in the provinces from an earlier date and stamped paper had been in use since Spanish colonial times.

See also

• Postage stamps and postal history of Argentina

Further reading

Clive Akerman:

• The revenue stamps of Argentina (Alnis guides), Glass Slipper, York, 1994. ISBN 1858290244.
• Collecting and displaying revenue stamps, Revenue Society of Great Britain, Hitchin, 1995. ISBN 0952512300.
• The presentation of revenue stamps: Taxes and duties in South America, The Revenue Society of Great Britain, 2002.
• The revenue stamps of Argentina Vol.I, 2nd edition, 2002. (The Provinces and Municipalities of Buenos Aires)
• The revenue stamps of Argentina Vol.II, 1st edition, 1999. (The Provinces and Municipalities of Catamarca to Corrientes) ISBN 0952512327
• The revenue stamps of Argentina Vol.III, 1st edition, 2000. (The Provinces and Municipalities of Entre to Neuquen) ISBN 0952512335
• The revenue stamps of Argentina Vol.IV, 1st edition, 2002. (The Provinces and Municipalities of Salta to San Luis plus Santa Fe) ISBN 0952512351
• The Revenue Stamps of Argentina Vol.V, 1st edition, 2002. (The Provinces and Municipalities of Santa Fe part 2, Santiago del Estero & Tucuman) ISBN 095251236X
• Revenue Stamps of the Republic of Argentina, 1st edition, 2003. (The national issues of Argentina)

Other:

• Walter, M. (1904) Catalogue of the revenue stamps of South America. Being a supplement to Morley's Philatelic Journal, 1901-04. London: Walter Morley.