Vintage 1960s Official U.S. Taxpayer Decal 💵 Embla Crest Foil Self-Stick Sticker, Unopened

Remember Official U.S. Taxpayer Decals? 🦅 Official U.S. Taxpayer Eagle Self-Stick Decal, Embla Crest, Sealed on Its Card

Size: 3" ~ Factory sealed, little to no wear. ~ It is unknown if the adhesive still works, as that is usually the first thing to fail.

Embla Crest, a rare vintage 1960s Official U.S. Taxpayer Decal, is a highly collectible Item. Factory sealed. These are likely the last of their kind in the world, serving as a poignant reminder of a time when we celebrated our community and their contributions. It's a tongue-in-cheek badge of honor: a black eagle with spread wings on a blue disc inside a red ring, with OFFICIAL above and a banner reading U.S. TAXPAYER.

It is unknown if the adhesive still works, as that is usually the first thing to fail. It may require assistance, also known as glue, to affix.

🏷️ What's Printed on It

• OFFICIAL
• U.S. TAXPAYER
• Card: EMBLA CREST, EASY TO APPLY-SELF-STICK, 69¢

It comes on its printed hang card. The back of the card is plain.

💵 Every American's Membership Card

The federal income tax as we know it goes back to the Sixteenth Amendment, ratified on February 3, 1913, which let Congress tax incomes without dividing the tax among the states by population. The Revenue Act of 1913 put the modern federal income tax into effect right after, and every tax day since has signed up new members of this particular club. Tax day didn't land on April 15 until 1955, by the way. The first returns were due March 1, and in 1918 Congress pushed it to March 15.

When these decals were new, being a taxpayer took a little fortitude: in the early 1960s the top federal bracket was still 91 percent. President Johnson signed the Revenue Act of 1964 on February 26, 1964, the tax cut President Kennedy had proposed, and it brought the top rate down to 70 percent by 1965.

🏷️ Embla Crest

The Embla Crest brand was recognized for producing high-end vintage decals as part of the Atlantic Emblem Company, particularly during the 1960s and 1970s, which was located in Walterboro, South Carolina. One of the Embla Crest cards prints the company's Walterboro name right under the Embla Crest banner. That card also carries a five-digit ZIP code, and ZIP codes only came in on July 1, 1963, which squares with the 1960s date on these.

🏡 Display

It's a perfect gag gift for an accountant, a tax preparer or anybody who just filed, and it looks great framed on its card.