VEHICLE TAX - Profile of a car

Dates of Usage: 1977 - 1991
An annual tax on each vehicle on the road, commercial or private. The size and use determined the fee.

1977

large stamp with a side view of a car in a circle in the center.
Printer:
Perf.: 15

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
30 September 1977

DENOMINATIONS

*50p - purple, blue and black
*Tk.2 - purple, blue and black
Tk.4 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.5 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.10 - purple blue and black
*Tk.20 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.40 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.50 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.100 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.150 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.200 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.225 - purple, blue and black
Tk.250 - purple, blue and black
*Tk.500 - purple, blue and black

• A receipt for Tk.967 from 30 September 1977, canceled at the Post Office.

1978

Similar design as above but smaller.
Printer:
Perf.: 15

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
 

DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.2 - purple and black
*Tk.5 - purple and black
*Tk.10 - purple and black
*Tk.20 - purple and black
*Tk.30 - purple and black
*Tk.40 - purple and black
*Tk.50 - purple and black
*Tk.100 - purple and black
*Tk.200 - purple and black
*Tk.250 - purple and black

1979

Similar to above stamp with year date changed and values slightly smaller.
Printer:
Perf.: 15

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
 

DENOMINATIONS

50p - purple and black
*Tk.25 - purple and black
*Tk.30 - purple and black
Tk.40 - purple and black
Tk.60 - purple and black
Tk.100 - purple and black
*Tk.150 - purple and black
*Tk.360 purple and black

1980

Similar to above stamp but year date changed.
Printer: Asher & Company, Australia
Perf.: 15

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
14 April 1980

DENOMINATIONS

*50p - purple and black
*Tk.2 - purple and black
*Tk.5 - purple and black
*Tk.10 - purple and black
*Tk.25 - purple and black
*Tk.30 - purple and black
*Tk.40 - purple and black
*Tk.50 - purple and black
*Tk.60 - purple and black
*Tk.100 purple and black
*Tk.200 - purple and black
*Tk.360 - purple and black

1981

Car in center of stamp.
Printer:
Perf.:

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
14 January 1981

Varieties

DENOMINATIONS

*50p - green
*Tk.2 - green
*Tk.5 - green
*Tk.10 - green
*Tk.25 - green
*Tk.30 - green
*Tk.60 - green
*Tk.100 - brown
*Tk.150 - brown
*Tk.200 - brown

1982

Same design as above
Printer: Mezdonarrodh Niya Knigh, USSR
Perf.: 12

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
14 January 1982

DENOMINATIONS

*50p - light green
*Tk.2 - light green
*Tk.5 - light green
*Tk.10 - light green
*Tk.25 - light green
*Tk.30 - light green
*Tk.40 - light green
*Tk.50 - light green
*Tk.60 - light brown
*Tk.100 - light brown
*Tk.150 - libht brown
*Tk.200 - light brown
*Tk.500 - light brown
*Tk.600 - light brown

1983

Car design is slight different. Three distinct windows.
Printer: Mezdonarrodh Niya Knigh, Ussr
Perf. 12

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
31 March 1983 - 12 October 1983

DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.2.50 - purple
*Tk.5 - green
*Tk.10 - red
*Tk.30 - red
*Tk.40 - light red
*Tk.60 - yellow-orange
*Tk.100 - light red
*Tk.200 - green
*Tk.500 - light red

1984

Car design is slight different. Two distinct windows.
Printer: Mezdonarrodh Niya Knigh, Ussr
Perf.:

Earliest and latest dates of documented usage:
14 July 1984

DENOMINATIONS

*Tk.2.50 - purple
*Tk.5 - green
*Tk.10 - red
*Tk.15 - green and yellow
*Tk.20 - green
*Tk.25 - blue
*Tk.40 - red
*Tk.60 - black and light green
*Tk.100 - red
*Tk.200 - dark green and yellow-green
*Tk.400 - blue and yellow
*Tk.500 - red

• This is a page from a booklet that had several years worth of stamps in it that was maintained by someone. Illustrated are one Tk.2.50, one Tk.5, two Tk.40, one Tk.100, one Tk. 200 and one Tk.500 stamps.

1985

Car design is slightly different. Two distinct windows, instead of three. The stamps are larger in size than the previous issues.
Printer: Mezdonarrodh Niya Knigh, Ussr
Perf.

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.2.50 - slate blue
*Tk.10 - Blue-green
*Tk.75 - violet
*Tk.100 - red
*Tk.200 - yellow-green
*Tk.250 - blue

• This is the front and back of two different receipts. One was stapled to one of the 1985 documents with the stamps on it. It is signed by the Assistant Postmaster, Motor Vehicle tax, Dhaka G.P.O.. where the stamps would have been purchased. It is dated 13 April 1985.

1986

New Heading

New Heading

1987

Car is slightly different in design.
Printer: Mezdonarodh Niya Kniga, USSR
Perf. 11 1/2

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.10 - red
Tk.50 - red/green
Tk.75 - dar green'orange
Tk.100 - red/blue
Tk.200 - red/dark green
Tk.400 - dark green/dark orange

1988

As above but revised year date.
Printer:
Perf. 11 1/2

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.25 - blue/orange
Tk.40 - dark blue/red
Tk.50 - dark red/green
Tk.75 - dark green/orange
Tk.100 - red/blue
Tk.200 - red/green
Tk.400 - dark green/dark orange

1989

As above but revised year date.
Printer:
Perf. 11 1/2

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.75 - dark green/orange
Tk.100 - red/blue
Tk.200 - red/green
Tk.400 - dark green/dark orange
Tk.500 - purple/red
Tk.1000 - dark purple/light purple

1990

Motor car facing left.
Printer
Perf. 11

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.20 - green/brown

1990 - 91

Motor car facing right.
Printer
Perf. 14

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.5 - blue

1990 - 91

Motor car facing left, within large square.
Printer:
Perf. 14

DENOMINATIONS

Tk.25 - violet/maroon
Tk.30 - pink/dark blue
Tk.50 - green/black
Tk.100 - light green'blue
Tk.200 - yellow/blue
Tk.400 - yellow/red

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