Fiscal cancel

A 1929 receipt showing a British postage and revenue stamp with a fiscal cancel.

In philately a fiscal cancel – symbol [1] – is a cancellation on a stamp that indicates that the stamp has been used for fiscal (taxation) purposes.[2]

The stamp may either be a revenue stamp, intended purely for fiscal use, or it may be a dual-purpose stamp valid for either postal or fiscal use.

  1. ^ Michel (2007) Übersee-Katalog. Band 1/1 Nordamerika 2007/2008. Unterschleissheim Schwaneberger, p. 18.
  2. ^ Ask Phil philatelic glossary. Retrieved 26 April 2010. Archived 16 March 2010 at the Wayback Machine