Ex Luce Lucellum - The Protest Against the Match Tax of 1871 and Its Stamp, by H Dagnall.

Published by the author, 1993.  S/B, 20pp.

The story of the withdrawn British Match Tax of 1871 and the unissued revenue stamp associated with it.  The match industry, the Bill proposing duty on matches, and the resulting protest to the Bill are discussed, and details regarding the design, printing, and disposal of the labels are also included.  Illustrated in black and white.