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

This is a sheet with images of proposed tax stamps for cigarettes printed on it. Across each stamp is printed “Excise Duty Paid”. Evidently the pink stamp in the upper row was selected and the upper of the two bottom stamps.

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.

The above illustrations are all imperforate.
A vertical strip of 20 imperforate stamps. At this time it is not know what the partial text at the bottom of the sheet says, nor is the total number of stamps in a sheet known.

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 (?)

Note that the above stamps, which are different colors, have “Low” and “Medium” printed on them. Again, the number 10 refers to the number of cigarettes in the packet.

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.

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