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Recently found a'40 and'41 french tax stamps cheap on eBay! Super cool, like mini plates!
 
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Here in Holland there was a bicycle tax from 1924 to 1941. Most people hated the system and thought it unfair ("pedestrians' shoes do more damage to the roads than our soft rubber tires!"). The tax plates were often stolen, too, as they were easy to remove.

The German occupation brought and end to the system, and their decision was met with great approval. That the Germans also confiscated the bicycles soon after was another matter.

A dutch tax plate from the 1930's:

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