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[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle atop shield with message "Union"]

Addressed to Fulton Smith Esq., Cherry Flattz [i.e. Flats], Tioga Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Col... More

[Civil War envelope showing shield and star bearing message "The Union forever"]

[Civil War envelope showing shield and star bearing message "The Union...

Addressed to Miss M. A. Wilkinson, Sunderlinville, Pottes Co., Penn.; postmarked Oct. 10, Md.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection o... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laurel branches with message "E pluribus unum" within circle in front of seascape and agricultural landscape scenes]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with flags, shield, arrows, and laur...

Addressed to Mrs. Margaret Jacobs, Coldwater, Mercer Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, Office of Chief Quartermaster]

[Civil War envelope from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac, ...

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[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Maj. General U.S. Grant]

Addressed to Mr. James W. Hensley, Salem, Illinois, Co. D. 111th Reg. Ill. Volunteer, care Capt. Foster; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Co... More

[Prisoner's letter envelope addressed to Dr. Geo. Brown, Barre[?], Mass.]

[Prisoner's letter envelope addressed to Dr. Geo. Brown, Barre[?], Mas...

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[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

Inscribed in pencil beneath each sheet on paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to be the largest postcard ever sent through the mail, this 4x6 message urging passage of a bill to provide sick and annual leave for substitute employees of the Post Office Department, was received today by Senator Ernest Lundeen of Minnesota, from the Minneapolis Substitute Committee of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks. It took $1.50 in stamps to carry the card. Officers of the National Federation of Post Office Clerks are shown with the Senator shortly after the card was delivered. Left to right: Senator Ernest Lundeen, W.T. Horner, Legislative representative of the Federation; Leo [...]orge, President; W.H. Duke, Secretary; and A.B. [...]ombie, Chairman of the local unit

Huge postcard sent Minnesota Senator. Washington, D.C., May 2. Said to...

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Treasury Dept. Internal Revenue Bureau, shipping room shipments for the fiscal year 1914 were 4,080,671,596 stamps, [1914]

Treasury Dept. Internal Revenue Bureau, shipping room shipments for th...

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Internal Reverend Dept. Packing Internal Revenue stamps. [...]1,000,000 packed daily, [1914]

Internal Reverend Dept. Packing Internal Revenue stamps. [...]1,000,00...

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War saving stamps. Make your sixpences grow into pounds / J.R. & C.

War saving stamps. Make your sixpences grow into pounds / J.R. & C.

Poster showing savings stamps, how to collect 31 of them on a card, and how to use the card to purchase a War Savings Certificate redeemable for £1 after five years. Poster no. 108. (2276) Wt. 19080/2721 20125 ... More

Stamps honoring Pulaski issued. Postmaster General Brown presents Polish Ambassador Tytus Filipowicz with the first sheet of stamps just issued by the Post Office Department in honor of General Casimir Pulaski, the noted Polish patriot and hero of the American Revolution. 1/31

Stamps honoring Pulaski issued. Postmaster General Brown presents Poli...

Two men shaking hands in front of an american flag. Public domain portrait photograph, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

PRESIDENT GETS LUXEMBURG STAMPS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, A NOTED STAMP COLLECTOR, RECEIVES A COLLECTION ISSUED BY THE GRAND DUCHY OF LUXEMBURG IN COLLABORATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL COMMITTEE TO SECURE EMPLOYMENT FOR REFUGEE PROFESSIONAL WORKERS. IN THE PICTURE, FROM THE LEFT: PROF. JOSEPH CHAMBERLAIN, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR; CORNELIUS JACOBY, CONSUL OF LUXEMBURG, WASH. D.C.; JAMES G. McDONALD, HIGH COMMISSIONER FOR GERMAN REFUGEES, PRESENTING THE STAMPS TO PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT

PRESIDENT GETS LUXEMBURG STAMPS. PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT, A NOTED STAMP CO...

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War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of "point" stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. It also contains four pages of "unit" stamps for the type of rationing now used for sugar, coffee, and shoes. Each page of fourty-eight stamps bears the design of a different war machine, including guns, tanks, aircraft carriers and planes

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present b...

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Buying stamps in post office. Siren, Wisconsin

Buying stamps in post office. Siren, Wisconsin

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Stamp 'em out Buy U.S. stamps and bonds / / T.A. Byrne.

Stamp 'em out Buy U.S. stamps and bonds / / T.A. Byrne.

Poster encouraging purchase of war stamps and bonds to support the war effort, showing faces of Hitler, Mussolini, and Hirohito. Date stamped on recto: Jan 21 '43. Work Projects Administration Poster Collection... More

Sugar rationing card showing stamps. Washington, D.C.

Sugar rationing card showing stamps. Washington, D.C.

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Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window display: Buy war bonds and stamps I

Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation no. 38 window displ...

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Preparation for point rationing. While a shopper and her children look on, the clerk tears point stamps from war ration book two to cover processed foods being purchased

Preparation for point rationing. While a shopper and her children look...

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Jane Atanat Embrey making pins using stamps, glass, copper foil, ribbon, and fabric

Jane Atanat Embrey making pins using stamps, glass, copper foil, ribbo...

Event: Visit to Tamarack Arts and Crafts Center. Public domain photograph of stamp object, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message "Loyal to the Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts...

Addressed to Mrs. Leander M. Alde[n?], North Middlebor[ough?], Mass.; bears 3 cent stamp. On verso: Entered according to act of Congress, by Jno. G. Wells, cor. of Park Row and Beekman Street, N.Y., in the Cle... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steamboat in the distance and bearing message "Victory"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and shield with sailboat and steambo...

Addressed to Mr. George Yekley [?], Scotsburg, Town of Sparty [i.e. Sparta], Livingston Co., N.Y.; postmarked Washington, D.C. [?] 31, 1862; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its claw and a serpent in its beak with motto "The early bird catches the worm" below]

[Civil War envelope showing an eagle carrying an American flag in its ...

Addressed to Mrs. Sarah Ann Prall, Christianna, Lancaster County, Pa.; hand-canceled; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation: Post master, please forward soon. 1[?]th Penna. Regt. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-20... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star Confederate flag]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag attacking 7-star ...

Addressed to Thomas Wood, Penningtonville, Chester Co., Pa.; postmarked by hand; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on front: Prairie Pond, Ill., Jan. 13th, 1864; ans. Feb. 12th 64; broken leg [?] 12; 1-2 mo. in [?... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with quotation "He who noteth even the fall of a sparrow will have some purpose even in the fate of one like me"]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Colonel Elmer Ellsworth with q...

Addressed to Mrs. Louisa I. Winters, Crillertown [?], Lancaster Co., Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Harrisburgh, Pa. Notations on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Lilj... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches, and shield bearing message "Union and liberty"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags, eagle with laurel branches...

Addressed to Mr. Asa Foote, Fowler, Trumbull Co., Ohio; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Notation on verso: Gallipolis, Ohio. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

New perforating machine used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing for perforating postage stamps ... / National Photo.

New perforating machine used by the Bureau of Engraving and Printing f...

Photograph shows a woman seated at a perforating machine with Benjamin R. Stickney, the machine's designer, standing alongside. Neg. no. 405. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress).

Thrift stamps. We licked them at the front, you lick them at the back

Thrift stamps. We licked them at the front, you lick them at the back

Poster showing a soldier pointing to German soldiers, on the left, and savings stamps, on the right. No. 8.

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving, Washington, D.C.

Perforating rolls of postage stamps, Bureau of Printing and Engraving,...

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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. SAULSBURY, WILLARD, SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, 1913-1919; MOON, JOHN AUSTIN, REP. FROM TENNESSEE, 1897-1921; CLARK, CHAMP (JAMES BEAUCHAMP), REP. FROM MISSOURI, 1893-1895, 1897-1921. BUYING WAR SAVINGS AND THRIFT STAMPS; MARSHALL, THOMAS RILEY, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA, 1909-1913; VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 1913-1921

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. SAULSBURY, WILLARD, SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, 1913-19...

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WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. SHERLEY, J. SWAGER, M.C., KY, 1903-1919; MARSHALL, THOMAS RILEY, GOVERNOR OF INDIANA, 1909-1913; VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, 1913-1921; MOON, JOHN AUSTIN, REP. FROM TENNESSEE, 1897 - 1921; SAULSBURY, WILLARD, SENATOR FROM DELAWARE, 1913-1919; OVERMAN, LEE SLATER, SENATOR FROM NORTH CAROLINA, 1903-1933

WAR SAVINGS STAMPS. SHERLEY, J. SWAGER, M.C., KY, 1903-1919; MARSHALL,...

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Printing of Palestine 1st stamps. Aug. 24, 1920

Printing of Palestine 1st stamps. Aug. 24, 1920

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Scenic Gems of America. Sheet of stamps consisting of Washington monuments

Scenic Gems of America. Sheet of stamps consisting of Washington monum...

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[Franklin Roosevelt looking at stamps]

[Franklin Roosevelt looking at stamps]

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War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Westinghouse Lamp Division plant was a portable booth which moved from department to department while a pretty girl, chosen partly because of her ability to wear a uniform well, sold war bonds and stamps and distributed production drive literature

War production drive. A feature of the war production drive in the Wes...

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Epping, North Dakota. Meeting in the high school to promote the sale of defense stamps and bonds. High school girls are at the back of the room

Epping, North Dakota. Meeting in the high school to promote the sale o...

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Chicago schoolchildren buy 263,148.83 in war bonds. In a specialwWar bond Campaign which ended last month, the public school children of the South-Central District of Chicago purchased 263,148.83 in war bonds and stamps. The campaign was climaxed with a rally in Washington Park on June fourth, at which time a huge check representing enough money for 125 jeeps, two pursuit planes and motorcycle was presented to Major C. Udell Turpin of the Illinois War Bond Sales staff, representing the Treasury Department. Also participating in the excercises were representatives of the War Department

Chicago schoolchildren buy 263,148.83 in war bonds. In a specialwWar b...

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Bantam, Connecticut. Bantam is hoping eventually to get a new post office and town hall. The town burgesses meet above the post office, while the rest of the second story here is given over to a little-used basketball court. Postmaster Edward M. Doyle, who is not related to James L. Doyle, the town warden, has run out of defense stamps more than once, for Bantam is buying bonds and stamps in large quantities. The volume at the post office has risen considerably in the eight years Doyle has been in charge, his own salary going from sixteen hundred to twenty-one hundred annually in that time. He's especially proud of the consistently excellent ratings his premises are given by government inspectors

Bantam, Connecticut. Bantam is hoping eventually to get a new post off...

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East Montpelier, Vermont. Richard, age five, son of the farmer Charles Ormsbee, has his own war project; he has agreed to lick all the savings stamps for the family

East Montpelier, Vermont. Richard, age five, son of the farmer Charles...

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Preparation for point rationing. With official table of point values for processed foods prominently posted, a shopper awaits wrapping of her purchases while clerk removes point stamps from war ration book two

Preparation for point rationing. With official table of point values f...

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[Civil War envelope showing (on back) red, white, and blue ribbon tied in a bow with the message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) red, white, and blue ribbon tied...

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Keep him free--Buy War Savings Stamps issued by the United States Treasury Dept. / Charles Livingston Bull ; Ketterlinus, Philadelphia.

Keep him free--Buy War Savings Stamps issued by the United States Trea...

Poster showing a monumental eagle on a mountaintop as planes fly below.

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia in a ring of clouds above Fort Sumter]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia in a ring of clouds above Fort Su...

Addressed to Miss Katie Tolles, Attica, N.Y.; bears 3 cent stamp. Notations on verso. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with shield and American flag and White House]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with shield and American flag and...

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[Civil War envelope showing Elmer Ellsworth with sword, pistol, and American flag with message "One flag, one country"]

[Civil War envelope showing Elmer Ellsworth with sword, pistol, and Am...

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[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 9th Corps, 1st Division, badge with crossed anchor and cannon in a shield]

[Civil War envelope showing Army of the Potomac, 9th Corps, 1st Divisi...

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Treasury. Packing internal revenue stamps for shipment Stamps to the value of $1,000,000 packed daily.

Treasury. Packing internal revenue stamps for shipment Stamps to the v...

Photograph shows men working on tables to pack stamps; packages piled on the floor. Neg. no. 398. Forms part of: National Photo Company Collection (Library of Congress). Original glass negative may be availabl... More

Treasury Dept. Internal Revenue Bureau, Overflow vault for storage of Internal Revenue stamps. Stamps kept on hand to value of $110,000,000, 1914

Treasury Dept. Internal Revenue Bureau, Overflow vault for storage of ...

Title from unverified data provided by the National Photo Company on the negative or negative sleeve. Date from related neg. LC-F82-410. Gift; Herbert A. French; 1947. General information about the National Pho... More

Buy United States government war savings stamps Your money back with interest from the United States Treasury / / Reproduced by the Strobridge Litho. Co. Cincinnati & New York.

Buy United States government war savings stamps Your money back with i...

Poster showing a variety of people lined up at a window tended by Uncle Sam, beneath a sign "W.S.S. for sale here"; a little girl waves the American flag in the foreground. No. S-11. Forms part of: Willard and ... More

He is piling up his Thrift Stamps--Are you? Buy Thrift Stamps / W.S.S.

He is piling up his Thrift Stamps--Are you? Buy Thrift Stamps / W.S.S.

Poster showing a squirrel placing a nut in a hollow tree. W P 7. Accompanied by a small sheet printed with a children's story, "The Squirrel," advising children to buy Thrift Stamps, and instructing the teacher... More

He is piling up his Thrift Stamps, are you? Buy Thrift Stamps

He is piling up his Thrift Stamps, are you? Buy Thrift Stamps

Poster showing a squirrel hiding nuts in a tree. WSS (War Savings Stamps). No. W.P. 7.

Pal. [i.e., Palestine] postage stamps, Aug. 24, 1920

Pal. [i.e., Palestine] postage stamps, Aug. 24, 1920

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Printing of Palestine postage stamps, Aug. 24, 1920

Printing of Palestine postage stamps, Aug. 24, 1920

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Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation window display: Buy defense stamps and bonds

Potomac Electric Power Co. substations. Substation window display: Buy...

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Epping, North Dakota. Women singing "God Bless America" at close of a meeting held in high school to promote sale of defense stamps and bonds

Epping, North Dakota. Women singing "God Bless America" at close of a ...

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Epping, North Dakota. High school girls singing "Remember Pearl Harbor" at meeting of the women of the town to promote sale of defense bonds and stamps

Epping, North Dakota. High school girls singing "Remember Pearl Harbor...

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Turlock, California. Housewife (right) is president of local PTA (Parent Teacher Association), which has placed a booth in local store for sale of war (defense) stamps. Saving stamp booth

Turlock, California. Housewife (right) is president of local PTA (Pare...

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In the heat treat department, a girl stamps numbers on parts that have been passed by the inspector

In the heat treat department, a girl stamps numbers on parts that have...

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New York, New York. Radio room of the New York Times newspaper. Times news passed by naval censor (see stamps on paper) is sent out twice daily by the Times' own short wave radio transmitter in international Morse code, and received by ships

New York, New York. Radio room of the New York Times newspaper. Times ...

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of an office worker, 1930s, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Captured Japanese submarine. A Japanese vest-pocket sub, captured from the Japs after the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor, is being utilized in a plan to sell war bonds and stamps in various communities throughout the States. The sub, which requires only a two-man crew, is shown here as it appeared in Vallejo, California. The purchase of a war stamp or bond entitles the buyer to a peek at the inside of the vessel

Captured Japanese submarine. A Japanese vest-pocket sub, captured from...

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[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with message "2d Connecticut Battery -- Capt. John W. Sterling"

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with messa...

Addressed to Mrs. S. C. Sniffen, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Conn.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 1 cent stamp. Notation on back: Nov. 8, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of:... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by stars in the form of a shield and the message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with American flag surrounded by sta...

Addressed to Mrs. Wm. Rush, Fredricktown, Knox Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Cairo, Ill., Sep. 12, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope for Company G, 22nd Regiment New York State Militia showing regiment's logo]

[Civil War envelope for Company G, 22nd Regiment New York State Militi...

Addressed to Mrs. Pamela L. Gibson, 125 West 45th St., New York; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Harper's Ferry, Aug. 30. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collec... More

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorated with eagle and American flags]

[Civil War envelope showing portrait of Lincoln in oval border decorat...

Addressed to Miss Sarah Sparks, Lanesboro, Susqa. Co., Penn.; postmarked Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photo... More

[Civil War envelope showing bust of Columbia encircled with laurel branches bearing message "Dedicated to the gallant defenders of our National Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing bust of Columbia encircled with laurel bra...

Addressed to Mr. Emil Fourgerel, No. 16 East Fifth Street, Cincinnati, Ohio; postmarked Newport, R.I., May 23; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia waving American flag and riding on the back of an eagle clutching arrows with message "Onward to victory"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia waving American flag and riding o...

Addressed to Isaac French, South Chesterville, Maine; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War P... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle with shield above American flags]

Addressed to Mr. John A. Barney, Co. B, 10th Regt. Wis. Vol., Edgefield June [?], Tenn.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

[Design drawings for rectangular seals or stamps]

Inscribed in pencil beneath each sheet on paper mount: Kano Dec. 1878. From "Trade & commerce; coins, etc." series. Gift; Mrs. David Murray; 1909. Forms part of: David Murray collection. Forms part of: Japanes... More

[Worker prepares gum for postage stamps in the Stamp Division at the Bureau of Engraving & Printing]

[Worker prepares gum for postage stamps in the Stamp Division at the B...

No. 81374. Source: Johnston, Frances Benjamin, "Uncle Sam as a Stamp-Maker," Harper's Round Table, Vol. XVI, no. 815, June 11, 1895, p. 604. Forms part of: Frances Benjamin Johnston Collection (Library of Congress).

Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March 16. As Head of the State Exhibition Room of the U.S. Post Office Department, Miss Alice Caruthers is responsible for over half-million dollars of stamps on display for the public. Stamps of every denomination from the first issue to the most recent ones are on exhibition every day. Miss Caruthers is from Kentucky, 3/16/38

Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March ...

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Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March 16. As Head of the State Exhibition Room of the U.S. Post Office Department, Miss Alice Caruthers is responsible for over half-million dollars of stamps on display for the public. Stamps of every denomination from the first issue to the most recent ones are on exhibition every day. Miss Caruthers is from Kentucky, 31638

Responsible for Uncle Sam's stamp collection. Washington, D.C., March ...

A black and white photo of a woman opening a door, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 195... More

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of "point" stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. It also contains four pages of "unit" stamps for the type of rationing now used for sugar, coffee, and shoes. Each page of fourty-eight stamps bears the design of a different war machine, including guns, tanks, aircraft carriers and planes

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present b...

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For insurance against the Axis, buy defense bonds and stamps. You can get them at your bank, post office, department store and from your newsboy. Buy them regularly and frequently

For insurance against the Axis, buy defense bonds and stamps. You can ...

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Turlock, California. Housewife (right) is president of local PTA (Parent Teacher Association), which has placed a booth in local store for sale of war (defense) stamps. Saving stamp booth

Turlock, California. Housewife (right) is president of local PTA (Pare...

Title and other information from caption card. Transfer; United States. Office of War Information. Overseas Picture Division. Washington Division; 1944. More information about the FSA/OWI Collection is availabl... More

Aberdeen, South Dakota. Newsboy selling defense savings stamps

Aberdeen, South Dakota. Newsboy selling defense savings stamps

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Meat rationing preview. Food editor of a woman's magazine shops for meat with red stamps. The "butcher" is William Nielander, Office of Price Administration (OPA) rationing executive

Meat rationing preview. Food editor of a woman's magazine shops for me...

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Handle the ration stamps with care. After the first two weeks, if you are a retailer, you need them to replace your own supplies of all these rationed foods

Handle the ration stamps with care. After the first two weeks, if you ...

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New York, New York. This mother of a child in Public School Eight is a school defense aid who has volunteered to guard the door of the school, guide visitors, help sell war stamps, etc.

New York, New York. This mother of a child in Public School Eight is a...

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[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts state seal, and Phrygian cap bearing message "Loyal to the Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with flag, Massachusettsachusetts...

Addressed to Mrs. Leander M. Alde[n?], North Middlebor[ough?], Mass.; bears 3 cent stamp. On verso: Entered according to act of Congress, by Jno. G. Wells, cor. of Park Row and Beekman Street, N.Y., in the Cle... More

[Civil War envelope showing two American flags tied with a ribbon]

[Civil War envelope showing two American flags tied with a ribbon]

Addressed to Mr. George B. Hale, Clinton S[t.?], New Jersey; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Washington, D.C. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civi... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flag in talons with message "Union & libe[rty]"]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle holding American flag in talons with...

Picryl description: Public domain image of an American Civil War, military forces and conflict, officer, uniform, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing message "For the Union" and state seal of Maryland]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with American flag bearing messag...

Addressed to Mrs. Ruthann Smith, Northridgeway, Orleans, C.C., N.Y.; postmarked; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]

[Civil War envelope showing Columbia with sword and American flag]

Addressed to Mr. A. C. Kline, 824 Walnut St., Philadelphia, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked New York. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil W... More

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and American flags atop an arch listing Union states with Pennsylvania in the keystone and bearing the message "One nation.--One government."]

[Civil War envelope showing eagle and American flags atop an arch list...

Addressed to Rev. C. L. Ehrenfeld, Altoona, Pa.; postmarked Johnstown, Pa.; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Civil War Photogr... More

[Civil War envelope showing American flag on globe floating in water with message "The Union now and forever, one and inseparable"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flag on globe floating in water w...

Addressed to Mrs. Virginia Delmage, Claremont, N.H.; postmarked Washington, D.C., Nov. 19; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of: Liljenquist Family Collection of Ci... More

Bureau Ptg. & Eng. machines perforating postage stamps; 146 machines, capacity 105,000 sheets a day, [1914]

Bureau Ptg. & Eng. machines perforating postage stamps; 146 machines, ...

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June 28th is national war savings day Pledge yourself to save and buy War Savings Stamps, that there may be more money, labor and materials to provide for those who fight for you / / Government Printing Office.

June 28th is national war savings day Pledge yourself to save and buy ...

Poster in the style of a stock certificate, decorated with an eagle and "The torch of Liberty." W.S.S. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States Government.

Save your child from autocracy and poverty. Buy war savings stamps. United States Treasury Department / Herbert Paus.

Save your child from autocracy and poverty. Buy war savings stamps. Un...

Nude child standing next to arm of the Statue of Liberty. Promotional goal: U.S. J8. 1918(?).

First food stamp. Washington, D.C., April 20. The first of the new surplus food stamps came of the presses at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing today. Latest of the administration's plans to reduce the farm surplus, the stamps, of yellow and blue, will be issued to persons on relief who in turn can trade each $1.00 stamp for food worth $1.50. Rochester, New York, will be one of the first half dozen cities to try the new stamp plan

First food stamp. Washington, D.C., April 20. The first of the new sur...

A drawing of a woman's face on a piece of paper, Library of Congress Harris and Ewing collection Title from unverified caption data received with the Harris & Ewing Collection. Gift; Harris & Ewing, Inc. 1955.... More

Postmaster cancelling stamps. Concho, Arizona

Postmaster cancelling stamps. Concho, Arizona

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War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of "point" stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. It also contains four pages of "unit" stamps for the type of rationing now used for sugar, coffee, and shoes. Each page of fourty-eight stamps bears the design of a different war machine, including guns, tanks, aircraft carriers and planes

War ration book no. 3. This new ration book, replacement for present b...

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War production drive. Most war production drives feature the sale of defense bonds and stamps. This thermometer in the Nothern Pump Company plant stimulated the sale of bonds and made the men more conscious of the fact that they were in the war to win

War production drive. Most war production drives feature the sale of d...

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Epping, North Dakota. Coffee and pie served by ladies of the WCTU (Woman's Christian Temperance Union) after meeting held in the high school to promote sale of defense stamps and bonds

Epping, North Dakota. Coffee and pie served by ladies of the WCTU (Wom...

Picryl description: Public domain image of a political campaign, politician, meeting, 1930s, mid-20th-century United States, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Washington, D.C. By constructing three partitions in a cheese box this retailer has made a simple container for red stamps, which must be surrendered by customers under the point rationing system

Washington, D.C. By constructing three partitions in a cheese box this...

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Chicago, Illinois. Ticket seller making out a ticket for a passenger at the Union Station. On the panel are rubber stamps of the most frequent destinations. Other stations are written in on the ticket

Chicago, Illinois. Ticket seller making out a ticket for a passenger a...

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[Civil War envelope showing (on back) red, white, and blue ribbon tied in a bow with the message "Union"]

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) red, white, and blue ribbon tied...

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[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with message "2d Connecticut Battery -- Capt. John W. Sterling"

[Civil War envelope showing (on back) U.S. Capitol building with messa...

Addressed to Mrs. S. C. Sniffen, Stratford, Fairfield Co., Conn.; postmarked Washington, D.C.; bears 1 cent stamp. Notation on back: Nov. 8, 1862. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). Forms part of:... More

Help him win by saving and serving--Buy War Savings Stamps

Help him win by saving and serving--Buy War Savings Stamps

Poster showing a soldier solemly clasping the hands of two children. W.S.S. War Savings Stamps issued by the United States Government. Copyright by American Lithographic Co.

[Civil War envelope showing angel holding American flag watching over sleeping children with broken doll on floor; also two boys sparring, one with Union flag and the other with Confederate flag; with messages "As it is," "God watches over them," and "As it will be"]

[Civil War envelope showing angel holding American flag watching over ...

Addressed to Mr. William Field, Richwood, Union Co., Ohio; bears 3 cent stamp. Gift; Tom Liljenquist; 2010; (DLC/PP-2010:105). pp/liljmem

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above ship and cannons with message "Our Army and Navy forever! Three cheers for the red, white, and blue"]

[Civil War envelope showing American flags and eagle on shield above s...

Addressed to Mrs. Mary A. Hubbard, Jasper, Steuben Co., N.Y., via Corning in haste; bears 3 cent stamp; postmarked Bath, N.Y., May 16, 1863. Annotation on verso: Direct to Savona; to me at Savona. Gift; Tom Li... More

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