revenue stamp

noun

1. a stamp showing that a governmental tax has been paid.

Word History and Origins

Origin of revenue stamp¹

First recorded in 1860–65

Example Sentences

The first big post war tax, the Stamp Act of 1765, required that materials which were printed and used in the colonies, like magazines and newspapers, be produced on stamped paper and embossed with revenue stamp.

From Forbes

The revenue stamp indicated that a tax had been paid on the materials.

From Forbes

Cigarette packages that lacked a New York State revenue stamp—cigarettes purchased out of state, for example, or on Indian reservations—were not allowed to be distributed to inmates, and were apparently thrown away.

From Literature

Cost, in cents, of a revenue stamp affixed to papers regarding the $305 sale of a boy in Bourbon County, Ky., in 1863.

From Washington Post

If past sales are any guide, about a million and a half people will buy the $15 revenue stamp, which will be formally introduced in a ceremony at the Bass Pro Shops in Ashland, Va. Duck hunters, who are required to put the stamp on their hunting licenses, account for most of the sales.

From New York Times