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Square NRA (National Recovery Administration) membership stamp

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    Square NRA (National Recovery Administration) membership stamp

    Overview

    Brief Narrative
    American National Recovery Administration (NRA) membership poster stamp. Poster stamps were collectable stamps, slightly larger than postage stamps, with designs similar to posters. Although they were not valid for postage, poster stamps could be affixed to letters and envelopes as a means for fundraising, propaganda, and educational purposes. The NRA was established by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the first 100 days of his presidency with the passage of National Industrial Recovery Act of 1933 (NIRA). The NRA was created to stimulate business recovery by eliminating unfair trade practices, reducing unemployment, establishing minimum wages and maximum hours, and guaranteeing the right of labor to bargain collectively. These goals were accomplished through the creation of industry-wide fair practice codes. The codes were established by NRA boards made up of representatives from business, labor, and government. Companies that subscribed to the NRA codes were allowed to display a Blue Eagle emblem that showed their cooperation with the NRA. One long-term success of the NRA was the abolishment of child labor, which, to that point, continued in the textile industry. However, many felt that the codes benefitted big business at the expense of consumers and small businesses, and many business leaders resented the NRA for interfering in the private sector. In 1935, NIRA was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court, and the NRA was forced to shut down. Despite this, many provisions established by the NRA codes were included in subsequent legislation.
    Title
    NRA Member
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1933-1935
    Geography
    manufacture: United States
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Forrest James Robinson, Jr.
    Markings
    front, top, printed, red ink : NRA (National Recovery Administration)
    front, top, printed, indigo ink : MEMBER
    front, center right, printed, indigo ink : U.S.
    front, bottom, printed, white : WE DO OUR PART
    Contributor
    Publisher: National Recovery Administration

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Posters
    Category
    War Propaganda
    Object Type
    Poster stamps (lcsh)
    Genre/Form
    Stamps.
    Physical Description
    Square stamp on cream-colored paper with a graphic design and an adhesive backing. In the center is an indigo eagle, holding three lightning bolts in one talon and a gear in the other. There is red and indigo text across the top, indigo text in the center to the right of the eagle, and a red, narrow rectangular box with white text at the bottom, below the eagle. The stamp is creased and has black smudges on the front.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm) | Width: 1.375 inches (3.493 cm)
    Materials
    overall : paper, ink, adhesive

    Rights & Restrictions

    Conditions on Access
    No restrictions on access
    Conditions on Use
    No restrictions on use

    Keywords & Subjects

    Geographic Name
    United States.

    Administrative Notes

    Provenance
    The poster stamp was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2018 by Forrest J. Robinson, Jr.
    Record last modified:
    2024-03-19 09:13:43
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