Abstract: A uniquely numbered identification tag for luggage having a split construction and including a base having removably supported thereon a plurality of individual tags wherein at least two of the tags are removably attached to different portions of the luggage piece and the third tag is removable from the supporting base and securable to a ticket envelope or positionable in a like location capable of being carried by the passenger or owner of the luggage. The two tags affixed to the luggage include a first indicia display coded so as to be mechanically read wherein the coded indicia is representative of a unique alpha-numeric designation for purposes of handling and identifying a given luggage piece during transport thereof.