Tax Stamps as an Authentication Feature? A Critical View
In November's issue of Tax Stamp News™, Ian Lancaster (in his opinion piece Tax Stamps: Revenue Collection, Brand Protection or Both?) asked an interesting, challenging and potentially controversial question: ‘Have they (stamps) become a means of product or brand protection as well as a means of tax collection?’ While tax stamps are currently only applied to a few select excise tax goods, such as tobacco and alcoholic beverages, the critical analysis of applicability applies
