1053. Mode of proof of seal or stamp used for public revenue or post office
At the trial of a person charged with an offence relating to any seal or stamp, used for the purposes of public revenue, or of the post office, in any part of the Commonwealth or in any foreign country, a despatch from one of Her Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, or from the Government of such foreign country to the Governor General of this State transmitting any stamp, mark, or impression and stating it to be a genuine stamp, mark or impression of a die, plate or other instrument, made or used by or under the direction of the proper authority of the country in question, for the purpose of expressing or denoting any stamp duty or postal charge, is admissible as evidence of the facts stated in the despatch, and the stamp, mark or impression so transmitted, may be used by any Court or by a jury or by witnesses for the purposes of comparison.