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Boston Tea Party Stamps: nickname for the 1765 Stamp Act stamps even though these stamps had nothing to do with the Boston Tea Party.
USA BICENTENNIAL ERA slogan, 8¢ Boston Tea Party, block of 6
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Indeed, the Stamp Tax Act brought about the "Boston Tea Party" and, eventually, the American Revolution. "Taxation without representation," the ringing words that called a new nation to arms, sprang from the use of revenue stamps.
 See also: Stamp, Block, Revenue Stamps, Postmaster General, Philatelic
  
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