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1 Cent New Mexico; Liquor Tax
| Issuer | State of New Mexico |
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| Year | 1934 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Orange-printed tax stamp on cream paper with perforated edges. The central vignette displays the Zia sun symbol with the denomination '1' flanked by cent signs within a circular frame. Inscriptions read 'STATE OF NEW MEXICO' at top and 'ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR TAX' at bottom, separated by guilloche-style corner ornaments. |
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| Obverse lettering | STATE OF NEW MEXICO ¢ 1 ¢ ALCOHOLIC LIQUOR TAX |
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New Mexico's liquor tax stamps of 1934 were issued in the immediate aftermath of Prohibition's repeal — the 21st Amendment was ratified in December 1933, and states scrambled to establish revenue mechanisms before distillers and retailers could operate legally. These fractional-cent denominations were part of that hasty administrative infrastructure, designed to account for per-unit tax calculations that didn't round cleanly to whole cents.
At 40 x 29 mm, this is among the smallest fiscal paper issued by any U.S. state government during the period.