Revenue stamps of Basel

See also: Taxation in Switzerland
An 1864 unused Basel police revenue stamp

The Swiss canton and city of Basel issued revenue stamps. The Basel canton issued a total of 22 different stamps in 8 sets, for unemployment insurance and police tax. The city of Basel issued revenue stamps from 1860 to 1975. There were various types for different taxes.[1] Taxes in Switzerland are levied by the Swiss Confederation, the cantons and the municipalities.

  1. ^ Gainon, Denis (1995). Catalogue de timbres administratifs publics de Suisse (fiscaux et analogues) confédération, cantons, communes (5th ed.). SGSSV / SSCEP, Zürich, Switzerland.