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5c Savings Bonds-Servicemen single
Object Details
- Description
- This Savings Bond-Servicemen Issue stamp commemorates the 25th anniversary of the modern US Savings Bond program and honors American servicemen. In 1941, the Series E Bond was introduced by the United States Treasury Department. They were used as defense, or war, bonds to help finance the Second World War, but also served as safe investment to the American people. The stamp features an image of the State of Liberty and the flag of the United States.
- United States; savings bond; defense bond; war bond; servicemen; military; solider; Second World War; investment; banking; Treasury Department; Statue of Liberty; sculpture; art; freedom; flag; old glory; stars and stripes; star-spangled banner; red; white; blue
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- October 26, 1966
- Object number
- 1980.2493.5623
- Printer
- Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Type
- Postage Stamps
- Medium
- paper; ink (red, dark blue, light blue & black); adhesive / lithography, engraving
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Title
- Scott Catalogue USA 1320
- Topic
- Military & Policing Forces
- U.S. Stamps
- Record ID
- npm_1980.2493.5623
- Usage
- Usage conditions apply
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