1887 Bury St. Edmunds Poor Rate Receipts Pair Victoria Revenue Stamps Suffolk UK For Sale

1887 Bury St. Edmunds Poor Rate Receipts Pair Victoria Revenue Stamps Suffolk UK

Approximately 5.25\" by 7.75\" see pics for condition

• Type: Fiscal Receipt / Tax Document / Revenue Paper

• Year: 1887

• Location: Borough of Bury St. Edmund’s, Parish of Saint Mary (Suffolk, England)

• Revenues Affixed: Two (2) Victoria 1d Lilac Postage & Inland Revenue Stamps

• Collector: A. Howe

Up for sale is a pair of original 1887 Poor Rate receipts issued for the Parish of Saint Mary in the Borough of Bury St. Edmund’s (Suffolk, UK). Both receipts are issued to the \"Club Committee\" and bear a 1d Victoria Lilac revenue/postage stamp, pen-cancelled by the collector, A. Howe.

Receipt Details:

1. Top Receipt:

   • Date Issued: August 3, 1887

   • Rate Assessment: Rate made July 7, 1887 on £100 Assessment at 6d in the Pound

   • Period: From June 24 to September 29

   • Amount Received: £2 10s 0d

   • Stamp: 1d Victoria Lilac revenue stamp

2. Bottom Receipt:

   • Date Issued: November 2, 1887

   • Rate Assessment: Rate made October 4, 1887 on £100 Assessment at 8d in the Pound

   • Period: For quarter ending December 31, 1887

   • Amount Received: £3 6s 8d

   • Stamp: 1d Victoria Lilac revenue stamp

Transcription (Verso / Back Docketing):

1887

Poors Rate

Qtr to 30 Sept. £2:10:0

Qtr to 31 Dec. £3:6:8

Very Good historical condition with clean handwriting, crisp ink signatures, intact revenue stamps, light age toning, and original folding lines. See photos for exact condition details.