If you lived in the time period of 1935 to 1962, you will probably remember these stamps.
I found the picture on eBay. At one time, I had saved some but no longer can find what I did with them.
Ohio enacted its first sales tax in 1935. The rate was three percent, with two-thirds of the money to go to schools.
Because of some resistance to the new tax, merchants were reluctant to charge it, and customers were reluctant to pay it.
To encourage compliance, these stamps were introduced. Merchants were required to buy them in various denominations from the state. The state would thus get its money up front, and the merchant would get a few boxes of stamps imprinted âPrepaid Sales Tax.â I remember my dad buying them to use when he was selling Electrolux Vacuum Cleaners.