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Series
Irish Board of Stamps and Board of Stamps: Irish Letter Books
Catalogue reference: IR 47
What's it about?
IR 47
Entry books of letters from the Board of Stamps concerning stamp duties in Ireland.
Full description and record details
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Reference (The unique identifier to the record described, used to order and refer to it)
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IR 47
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Title (The name of the record)
- Irish Board of Stamps and Board of Stamps: Irish Letter Books
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Date (When the record was created)
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1827-1833
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Description (What the record is about)
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Entry books of letters from the Board of Stamps concerning stamp duties in Ireland.
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- The National Archives, Kew
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Legal status (A note as to whether the record being described is a Public Record or not)
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Public Record(s)
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Language (The language of the record)
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English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
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- Board of Stamps, 1694-1834
- Irish Board of Stamps, 1773-1827
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Physical description (The amount and form of the record)
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2 volume(s)
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Subjects (Categories and themes found in our collection (our subject list is under development, and some records may have no subjects or fewer than expected))
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- Topics
- Ireland
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Administrative / biographical background (Historical or biographical information about the creator of the record and the context of its creation)
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The Irish Board of Stamps was set up in 1773 when stamp duties were imposed in Ireland. From October 1827 the Irish Board of Stamps was consolidated with the British Board of Stamps.
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Record URL
- https://beta.nationalarchives.gov.uk/catalogue/id/C9385/
Catalogue hierarchy
Over 27 million records
This record is held at The National Archives, Kew
373,334 records
Within the department: IR
Records of the Boards of Stamps, Taxes, Excise, Stamps and Taxes, and Inland Revenue
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Irish Board of Stamps and Board of Stamps: Irish Letter Books
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