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1 Cent South Dakota; Cigarette Tax
| Issuer | State of South Dakota |
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| Year | 1933 |
| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | STATE OF SOUTH DAKOTA 1¢ CIGARETTE TAX |
| Reverse description | Plain unprinted reverse on cream-toned paper with serrated edges on all sides, uniform in texture with no overprint or markings. |
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South Dakota's 1933 cigarette tax stamps occupy an odd corner of notaphily — technically fiscal instruments, but collected alongside Depression-era scrip and emergency issues because they circulated as proof of prepaid state revenue at a moment when every cent of tax collection mattered. The state legislature had imposed its cigarette tax just as the tobacco industry was navigating federal New Deal pressures, making state-level enforcement stamps a serious administrative priority rather than a formality.
At 23 x 19 mm, these are among the smallest collectible paper items in any American fiscal collection. Separation and soaking damage are the dominant condition problems with survivors.