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1 Cent Florida; Liquor Tax
| Issuer | State of Florida, Department of Revenue |
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| Year | 1935 |
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| Value | 1 Cent 0.01 USD = EUR 0.0085 |
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| Obverse description | Pink stamp-format tax voucher with an arched vignette framing two palm trees on a coastal scene with a sailboat at horizon. Decorative pillars flank the arch; denomination numeral "1" appears at lower left and right within ornamental cartouches. Inscriptions read "STATE OF FLORIDA" at top and "ALCOHOLIC EXCISE TAX" on a central banner below the vignette. A central punch-hole cancellation is present. |
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| Reverse description | Plain pink paper reverse with no printed design or lettering. A central punch-hole cancellation is visible, consistent with used fiscal stamp practice. The upper edge shows a perforated border. |
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Florida's 1935 liquor tax stamps were issued in the immediate wake of Prohibition's repeal — the 21st Amendment passed in December 1933, and states scrambled to build regulatory and revenue frameworks almost overnight. Florida's Department of Revenue moved quickly to assert control over alcohol sales through a stamp tax system, with the 1-cent denomination covering the lowest tier of taxable transactions.
At 35 x 21 mm, these are among the smallest fiscal documents the state produced. Survival rate is low — they were affixed and destroyed in use, as intended.