When will the new cigarette tax stamps be available for purchase?
Sales of new cigarette tax stamps will begin immediately. Stampers may purchase new stamps by mail or in person at the DRS office at which they customarily purchase their stamps. New cigarette tax stamps for packages of 25 cigarettes may be purchased only at DRS headquarters in Hartford. Continue to use your existing invoice book to purchase cigarette stamps until you are issued a new invoice book with the new rates. Old cigarette tax stamps and new cigarette tax stamps may not be ordered on the same invoice. Stampers must use one invoice for old cigarette tax stamps purchases and a separate invoice for new cigarette tax stamps purchases. Use the following lines to purchase old cigarette tax stamps: Use Line 1 for packages of 20 @ $1.11 Use Line 2 for packages of 25 @ $1.3875 Use the following lines to purchase new cigarette tax stamps (on a separate invoice): Use Line 3 for packages of 20 @ $1.51 Use Line 4 for packages of 25 @ $1.8875 9. How long will the old cigarette tax stamps be