stamp tax

a tax whose revenue is derived from the sale of stamps that are required to be affixed to certain retail merchandise and legal documents.

Origin of stamp tax

First recorded in 1815–25

The stamp-tax remained uncollected and was treated by the colonists as if it were not in existence.

True to the Old Flag |G. A. Henty
He decreed a stamp-tax, and the equal distribution of the land-tax.

The Life of Napoleon Bonaparte |William Milligan Sloane
A Congress, composed of deputies from each State, met, and it was unanimously resolved that the stamp-tax should not be paid.

True to the Old Flag |G. A. Henty
He obliged them to register the two edicts for the impt, territorial, and stamp-tax.

The Domestic Life of Thomas Jefferson Compiled From Family Letters and Reminiscences |Sarah N. Randolph

And finally and most important, a stamp-tax, the easiest to collect, was laid on business and legal formalities of all kinds.

The Siege of Boston |Allen French