State Bedding Stamp

I told you not to take that tag off the mattress. Indiana evidently had a bedding tax. And I am not checking any deeper into that one!

First I can recall of Indiana's example. These are sometimes collected on piece, with a mattress tag attached. I think one or two were posted here a while back. New York, maybe?

A great thread topic, well named Bravo Jeff!

here is the other one, under a useless thread topic for searching
https://goscf.com/t/2043&SearchTerms=a,strange,one

And evidently a very sophisticated bedding tax as they had a rouletted and perforated stamp. Wonder why?

Here are a couple of the stamps previously referred to, as issued by the State of New York:

Imagine that, 1-1/2c to get laid!

Well, I used to rely on my good looks,
that proved fruitless,
I should have bought some stamps.

"Fiat Lux" = latin "let there be light"

Why DID they have such inspections anyway? Were early mattresses and pillows filled with used napkins or something?

wow. there really is a stamp for everything!
is there a catalogue or some website keeping track of these?

Soon to be replaced by the 2011 state bedbug stamp to cover extermination!

There is a great organization called the "State Revenue Society" The SRS has published a great catalog of State Revenue stamps. The 2nd printing was completed in 2008 with established catalog number, pictures, descriptions, usage and values of all 50 states and DC. The catalog system used is based by state the grouped by types of revenue. The SRS catalog is is the best source of information of state revenues I have yet found. For those of you interested in the in SRS you can contact them directly by e-mail: smtroutman@atlanticbb.net

The Indiana bedding stamp appears to be a BD6 if the perf is a roulette is 5 1/2 valued at $3.00. the Main stamp is BD1 valued at $2.00, the New York's are depending on perf could be BD4/BD5 etc.

What if it is on laid paper?

Oh, BeeSee, BeHave!

Anyone getting a chuckle about the fact that the Bedding Inspections are part of the Department of Labor?