Tax Stamp News  was first published in July of 2009 in order to fill the void of information on the subject of Tax Stamps. Originally published bi-monthly, as of 2012 it is now published monthly.

Headlines from previous issues may be viewed below.  To download previous issues and to receive the Tax Stamp News newsletter for the next year, subscribe to Tax Stamp News.

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2010

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2012 Issues of Tax Stamp News

January 2012 | February 2012 | March 2012 | April 2012 | May 2012 | June 2012 | July 2012 | August 2012 | September 2012 | October 2012 | November 2012 | December 2012

January 2012

• Tax Stamps - a Multi-Billion Market Opportunity
• Kenya to Float New Tax Stamp Tender
• Editorial: Welcoming in the New Year
• Changes in Store for Tax Stamp News
• Philippines Stamps - the Bids are Open
• Case Study: Indian Tax Stamp Market Just Keeps on Growing
• Claims of JTI Complicity in Smuggling
• Latest Tenders
• Conference Diary

February 2012

• New Approach to Tax Stamps in Michigan
• Beer Stamps for UK?
• Russia Widens Requirements for Alcohol Stamps
• Pelta - 2D Barcoding with Benefits
• SICPA Wins Tax Stamp and T&T Contract for Georgia
• Case Study: Much Hangs on Canada's New Tax Stamp Regime
• FTCT - Will the Parties Reach Agreement in Geneva
• Conference Diary

March 2012

• Another State - Missouri - Breaks with Tradition
• New System for Liquor Pays Dividends in Colombia
• Editorial: What a Difference Five Years Makes
• UK Revises Figures for Beer Fraud
• More States to Use Stamps in India
• New Alcohol Stamps on the Cards
• Technology Feature: Smart Phone Potential for Tax Stamp Security
• Case Study: South Africa - Cooperation Between Industry, Police, Revenue and Customs
• Dates for the 4th Tax Stamp Forum
• Conference Diary
• Latest Tenders
• Imperial Signs More MOUs

April 2012

• OpSec and Xerox - A New Partnership for Tax Stamps
• Kenya Pulls out All the Stops
• Ukraine Scraps Tax Stamps on Holograms
• An Agreement in Geneva - at Last!
• New Partnership for End-To-End Tax Stamp Security
• Latest Tenders
• Case Study: Turkey - Tax Marks with Authentication and Track & Trace for Cultural Items
• Plain Packaging - the Lines are Drawn
• Viewpoint: The Push Towards New Tobacco Tax Stamp Solutions
• Conference Diary

May 2012

• Russia to Toughen Measures Against Tax Stamp Counterfeiters
• Track and Trace for Hungarian Tax Stamp
• Editorial: Partnerships - the New Strategy for Tax Stamp Suppliers
• Automated Liquor Stamping Arrives in Texas
• Technology Profile: CSI - Supply Chain Ink - With its Own DNA
• Supply Chain Controls and the FTCT Protocol
• Steady Growth in Global Use of Tax Stamps
• Conference Diary
• Delhi Government Eyes Liquor Stamp Production

June 2012

• 12th African Country Adopts Tax Stamps
• Digital Stamps Get Go-Ahead in Michigan
• Editorial: Counterfeit versus Contraband
• Distributors Go on Tax Stamp Spending Spree in Illinois
• New Tax Stamps Take Effect in Rwanda and Canada
• OLAF Invests in Measures Against Cross-Border Tobacco Fraud
• SmartSure for Cloud Verification of Tax Stamps
• Jura's Authenticated QR Code
• Viewpoint: Fighting Counterfeits Through Crowdsourcing
• Authentication and the Smart Phone Revolution
• Quantifying the Illicit Trade
• Conference Diary
• EU Illicit Trade in Tobacco Hits Record Levels

July 2012

• Questions Raised Over Nepal's Tender
• Kyrgyzstan: New Stamps - New Supplier
• Parliament Gives Thumbs Down to Beer Stamp Proposals
• Bahamas to Introduce Tobacco Stamps
• Tobacco Company Barred from Philippines Tender
• Russian Alcohol Monitored from Space
• Alcohol Taxes in Albania to be Paid Through Customs, Not Tax Stamps
• Tax Stamp Serialisation - Benefits of Impact vs Non-Impact Printing
• Smart Phone Authentication - More New Developments
• Latest Tenders
• China - Tobacco Anti- Counterfeiting and Supply Chain Control
• Tax Stamp Forum - Call for Papers
• FTA Tobacco Section Holds Annual Meeting

August 2012

• New 'Watermark' Tax Stamps for Egypt
• Arkansas Chooses Meyers to Supply Tax Stamps
• Editorial: Is Good Design Relevant to Tax Stamps?
• Ukrainian Tax Stamp Saga Continues
• Russian Alcohol Stamps - Copper for All Holograms
• Case Study: Belarus - Lowest Illicit Trade, Highest Revenues
• Interpol Register to Facilitate the Disruption Of Illicit Trade
• Authenticating Tax Stamps with Hyperspectral Imaging
• More Countries Join Cigarette Plain Packaging War
• WCO Reports Drop in Cigarette Seizures

September 2012

• Mauritius to Upgrade Tobacco Stamps
• Kyrgyz Tender Results Invalid
• Imperial's Efforts to Tackle Illicit Trade Rewarded
• HMRC Under Fire Over Fraud
• Uflex Wins in India
• Ohio Sets a New Trend
• Yemen Issues Tobacco Stamp Tender
• New Stamps Introduced in Jammu and Kashmir
• Custom-Made UV Taggants from Olnica
• Nano-Crystals that Fluoresce in Visible Light
• 2012 Tobacco Atlas Reports Stable Illicit Trade Levels
• Spirits Banned in Czech Republic as Death Toll Rises
• EU Seizures 2011 - Cigarettes Drop to Third Place
• States Close Tax Loophole on 'Roll-Your-Own'
• Two Regional Conferences Highlight FCTC Illicit Trade Protocol
• Latest Tenders

October 2012

• Liquor Stamp Investment Opportunity in India
• (Not So) New Czech Tax Stamps for Alcohol
• Editorial: What Makes Effective Tax Stamp Regimes?
• New Solutions for Fuel Marking and Analysis from Authentix
• BAT Competes with Illicit Cigarettes
• Ukraine Parliament to Equate Counterfeit Stamps to Currency
• Center-Inform Pioneers Russia's Alcohol Track & Trace
• The World's Most Secure QR Code?
• ITIC Excise Guidebook - Thumbs Down to Paper Tax Stamps
• Adoption of Global Track & Trace Regime Imminent
• FATF Reports Favourable Climate for Illicit Cigarette Trade

November 2012

• Philippines Stamps Delegated to State Printer
• West Virginia Tender Highlights Flaws in US Bidding Process
• New Awards Search out the Best Tax Stamps
• FCTC Protocol - It's Adopted
• Company Profile: Sekuworks - Breaking the Mould
• Verify Brand's Authentication and Tracking System Racks Up 4th US Patent
• Authentication Now Has its Own ISO Standard
• SmartSure Wins Security Award
• Thermal versus Pressure-Sensitive Stamps
• Kyrgyzstan Retenders for the Third Time
• Tax Stamp Forum - Call for Papers Reminder

December 2012

• Bulgaria is 1st Customer for Goebel's All-in-One Hybrid Tax Stamp Press
• Details of New Russian Alcohol Stamp Finally Released
• Editorial - That Was the Year That Was... a Review of 2012
• Ukraine to Introduce Tougher Controls
• Rajasthan Feels Effects of Scrapping Alcohol Labels
• Tax Stamp Would Pay for Itself in American Samoa, Says New Study
• Company Profile: Luminescence - a Bright Future in Print
• 2012 - A Year in Headlines
• FCTC Protocol - SICPA's Fully-Compliant Solution