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Poster stamp encouraging Americans to buy war bonds

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    Poster stamp encouraging Americans to buy war bonds
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    Brief Narrative
    Poster stamp encouraging the United States public to buy War Bonds and support American involvement in World War II. 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. War bonds were offered by the United States Government for purchase by the public; purchasers would keep the bond and be reimbursed for its return at a later date. On May 1, 1941, the first Series E U.S. Savings Bond was sold to President Franklin D. Roosevelt by Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr. There were eight war loan drives conducted from 1942 to 1945. Bonds were advertised in newspapers, magazines, radio broadcasts, and also with posters and poster stamps. Quotas were set up on the national, state, county, and town levels to encourage their sale, and volunteers went door-to-door to sell war bonds. Purchasing bonds was considered patriotic and an investment in victory. The public could purchase a $25 war bond for $18.75, which would be used to help finance the war effort. The war bond could be redeemed 10 years after the purchase for the full twenty-five dollars. Beginning in 1942, Americans could buy bonds on an installment plan through payroll deductions at their work places. Additionally, children could buy a twenty-five-cent stamp and paste them in a book until they had saved the $18.75 needed to purchase a $25 bond. The War Finance Committees, in charge of the loan drives, sold a total of $185.7 billion in bonds during the war.
    Title
    U-2 Buy a Bond
    Date
    publication/distribution:  1941-1945
    Geography
    distribution: United States
    Credit Line
    United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of Forrest James Robinson, Jr.
    Markings
    front, bottom, printed, red ink : U-2 BUY A BOND
    front, center, within image, navy blue ink : UNITED STATES TREASURY

    Physical Details

    Language
    English
    Classification
    Posters
    Category
    War Propaganda
    Object Type
    Poster stamps (lcsh)
    Genre/Form
    Stamps.
    Physical Description
    Rectangular poster stamp on white paper with a graphic design, perforated edges, and adhesive backing. The stamp features two figures; a female sowing seeds on the right and male holding a shovel on the left, standing in front of, and facing the United States Treasury building. The image is sketched in navy blue, with a navy blue line border around it. There is a line of red text below the figures. There is a square of adhesive residue on the back.
    Dimensions
    overall: Height: 1.125 inches (2.858 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:
    2024-10-03 12:57:48
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