Talk:List of types of revenue stamps

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Rewriting the article[edit]

As the article currently stands, it has over 300 sections (and it is far from complete - there are plenty of countries which are not covered). Some sections have long lists of countries, but many have only one or two countries listed. Therefore I believe that the list is too long and is not useful for the casual reader. I had nominated the article for deletion in 2016, but the result of the discussion was to keep it.

I propose rewriting the article from scratch, listing the types of revenues issued by country rather than the countries by type of revenues. For example:

Malta

Airport Charge (1975–88)
Applications (1926, withdrawn 1928)
Contracts (1926, withdrawn 1928)
Excise
- Cigarettes (c.1930s–present)
- Alcohol (c.2008–present)
- Wine (2015–present)
National Insurance (1956–76, withdrawn 1978)
Passport (1933–69, withdrawn 1972)
Registers (1926, withdrawn 1928)
Revenue (1899–1956)
Stocks & Shares (1926, withdrawn 1928)
Workmen's Compensation (1929–53, replaced by National Insurance stamps 1956)

What do others think of this proposal? --Xwejnusgozo (talk) 18:11, 2 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]