Stamped paper is an often-foolscap piece of paper which bears an imprinted revenue stamp. Stamped papers are not a form of postal stationery as although they may contain writing, they are not designed to be used to convey a message.
A used Indian 12 Anna stamped paper written in Bengali dated 1938 (top 90% only shown)
Top portion of a stamp paper(used) showing king george VI
A stamped paper of Alipura State in India
A 1934 stamped paper from Sangli State in India
A revenue stamp, tax stamp, duty stamp or fiscal stamp is a (usually) adhesive label used to designate collected taxes or fees on documents, tobacco, alcoholic drinks, drugs and medicines, playing cards, hunting licenses, firearm registration, and many other things. Typically, businesses purchase the stamps from the government, and attach them to taxed items as part of putting the items on sale, or in the case of documents, as part of filling out the form.
An 1898 £1 revenue stamp of Western Australia
Revenue stamps on smuggled tobacco seized by the British tax authorities.
Fiscal stamps of Punadra, Khadal, Ambaliara, Katosan and Jawhar ruled by Koli rulers in India 1947
An 1899 passport tax stamp from Cundinamarca in Colombia