WWI, Thrift Stamp Stand

WWI thrift stamp stand in Detroit, Michigan. War savings stamps were issued by the United States Treasury Department to help fund participation in World War I The purpose of the Thrift stamps was to allow individuals without the means to purchase a War Savings Certificate stamp outright to gradually accumulate enough Thrift stamps to exchange for one later. The Treasury supplied Thrift cards, to which a total of sixteen Thrift stamps could be affixed. A full Thrift card was worth four dollars and could be combined with the appropriate number of cents to purchase a War Savings Certificate stamp

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