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April 01, 2023 13:01
I still have to enter the stamp shown. Another example is #7557939 This is under the use type 'personal stamp' but imho is not.

In fact, these are stamps that have not been overprinted by the postal service, but by (or on behalf of) a number of companies (Commercial Overprints). The purpose of the imprint was to show that a tax or excise duty had been paid. The seals were affixed to various documents and often signed (perhaps by an official) for validation. This is the case with the two examples. From this point of view, they are therefore stamps that have been transformed into fiscal stamps by their overprint.

The stamps could also be used as franking stamps. Hence my question whether these can be given a separate use type with stamps or whether they have a place with fiscal stamps?

I haven't seen many Commercial Overprints on LD yet, but besides the UK, Ireland, Canada, Australia, Germany, Switzerland and Russia they would have been used in a good dozen other countries/territories by hundreds of companies. A niche collecting domain, but quite interesting.

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April 01, 2023 22:02
In Great Britain (and many British colonies) the stamps sold at the post office were valid as "Postage and Revenue", in other words for use as franking stamps, but also as revenue stamps. For example, a receipt can have the example given pasted, or is #7557939 on the gas company receipt. The signature indicates this use. My preference is for inclusion in the tax stamps (purpose of the imprint).
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