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1 Cent Ohio Sales Tax Receipt
| Issuer | State of Ohio |
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| Year | 1935 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Reverse description | Reverse is unprinted, bearing only a repeating watermark pattern across the entire surface of both halves. |
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| Protection description | Repeated small 'OHIO' text watermark pattern covering the entire reverse of both receipt halves. |
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Ohio introduced its sales tax in 1934, and the fractional cent problem was immediate: merchants collecting a 3% tax on small purchases had no mechanism to make exact change in tax. Several states briefly experimented with paper tax tokens or receipts to bridge the gap, but most abandoned the approach quickly. Ohio's program was among the more systematically distributed, with the receipts printed locally by Reserve Litho in Cleveland rather than through a federal or national security printer — an unusual choice that reflects the ad hoc, state-administered nature of the whole scheme.
The watermark on a receipt of this size and purpose is a notable detail. For a disposable fiscal instrument worth a single cent, it suggests either a pre-printed security stock or political pressure to discourage counterfeiting at even the smallest denomination.