Dates of Usage: ca.1972 – ca. 2008 (?)
All cigarettes were taxed. The long thin stamps were for the smaller normal sized “biri” cigarettes and the shorter, wider stamp for the filtered cigarettes. The numbers printed on the stamps are not the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
This color proof on a transparency was made by Bradbury Wilkinson in the 1980’s. The number refers to the number of cigarettes in a package.
1972 (?)
Long, narrow, horizontal stamp
Harrison and Sons, England
Perf. 12
The bottom pair is missing the pink color. The number 25 does not refer to the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
*25 Cigarettes – purple and pink
*a. missing pink
1975 (?)
1975 (?)
Long, narrow, horizontal stamp.
Printer: Bangladesh Security Printing, Bangladesh
Perf. 12.
The bottom pair is missing the green color. The number 25 does not refer to the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
*25 Cigarettes – green and pink
a. missing green color
YEAR (?)
1972 (?)
Long, narrow, horizontal stamp
Harrison and Sons, England
Perf. 12
Note that the perforated and rouletted stamps are printed on different shades of paper and that the cut out is different in shape and size on the two stamps.
*25 Cigarettes – blue, purple and green.
2001
2003
Short, taller stamp with foil. For filtered cigarettes.
Printer:
Perf.: perf or roulette (?)
Foil with pink and blue. The number 10 does not refer to the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
*20 Cigarettes – pink, blue and foil.
2007
Long, narrow, horizontal stamp. Has number 012007 on the stamp.
Printer:
Perf. Not known if it is perforated or rouletted.
The number 10 does not refer to the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
*10 Cigarettes – blue and green
*a. imperforate
*10 Cigarettes – pink and brown
*a. imperforate
*a. missing pink color
a. imperforate.
2008
Long, narrow, horizontal stamp with foil and number 012008 printed on it.
Printer:
Perf: rouletted (?)
Foil with brown and pink. The number 10 does not refer to the value of the stamp, but the number of cigarettes in the pack.
*10 Cigarettes – pink, brown and foil.
YEAR (?)
Cigarette banderole, stamp printing suspended
Govt decides to explore ways to cut printing cost
Jump to full article: Dhaka Daily Star (bd), 2002-07-10
Intro:
The printing of cigarette banderole and stamp has been suspended as the authorities have decided to explore the avenues to cut the present printing cost of their production.
Official sources said a three-member probe committee comprising representatives from National Board of Revenue (NBR), Finance Ministry and Security Printing Press will probe the matter. It will submit its reports within a week recommending to the authorities whether it would be viable to change the present system of printing.
The committee has been formed following a proposal from the board of Security Printing Press for introducing an open tender system for printing cigarette banderole and stamps that might reduce the cost of printing them.
The introduction of banderole and stamp system on cigarette packs has so far produced a very good impact on the revenue collection.
