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Postal Savings Plan for the Purchase of United States Defense Savings Bonds, [1941-1945].

 File — Box: W2, Folder: 2

Scope and Contents

$25 Bond booklet; contains twenty (20) $0.25 stamps ($5.00) toward the $18.75 needed to purchase a $25 Bond.

Dates

  • Creation: [1941-1945].

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Biographical / Historical

Civilians contributed to the war effort with the purchase of U.S. Government Defense Savings Bonds (or "War Bonds"). People who could not afford the full amount for a bond could purchase them in incremental amounts by buying 25 cent stamps at the Post Office.

Extent

From the Collection: .02 linear feet

Language of Materials

From the Collection: English

From the Collection: German

Repository Details

Part of the Truman State University, Pickler Memorial Library, Special Collections Manuscripts Repository

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