FREE: Ohio 1930s - 40s PrePaid Tax STAMP 3c

The listing, Ohio 1930s - 40s PrePaid Tax STAMP 3c has ended.

Along with the WW2 bookmark I have listed I also found this 3 cent prepaid tax stamp in the midst. It measures about 1-1/4 x 1-1/2 inches. In excellent collectible flat condition, it is also non- adhesive. The story goes:
"Called sales tax "stamps, Ohio enacted its first sales tax in 1935. The rate was 3%, with two-thirds of the money to go to schools. Naturally, there was some resistance to the new tax. Merchants were reluctant to charge it, and customers were reluctant to pay it. There was a real possibility that a merchant would do his customer a favor by letting him make his purchase tax-free. If the merchant never reported the sale to the state, the state would never know that it should have gotten its 3%.
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 "Prepaid Sales Tax."
The rest of the story is here http://t2buck.com/taxstamps.htm
I found this in a discarded Army green strong box of a mother's collection of old WWII letters from her son.
Of course if anyone is interested in them, let me know. Quite interesting! Quite a collection.
Auction is for 1 stamp