HOLZI Posted January 3, 2011 Share #1 Posted January 3, 2011 I had posted this in latest finds earlier and nobody has looked at it yet. Maybe someone here will appreciate them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 3, 2011 Share #2 Posted January 3, 2011 Excellent examples nice crisp looking war bonds. Of note you have the original owners bond holder, too. If it were a $100.00 War Bond and you are the original owner or beneficiary named on the bond it would be worth over $440.00 dollars. I have about $3000.00 in Defense, War and Victory Bonds that I can never redeem since I am not any legal heir to the Bonds. I once blabbed to the U.S. Treasury that I had a $100.00 dollar WWII era Bond and could they help me identify some sort of anomaly on it? They said you better give it to us since you are not the legal owner. Well that's another story but it did end that I did not give the U.S.Treasury that bond from my collection to them! KEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 3, 2011 Share #3 Posted January 3, 2011 Also I have a few photos on War Bonds I added recently under the the Displays Forum section. Take a look and let me know what you think. You know the War Bond program was the biggest advertising campaign in history. KEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Capt.Confederacy Posted January 3, 2011 Share #4 Posted January 3, 2011 I had posted this in latest finds earlier and nobody has looked at it yet. Maybe someone here will appreciate them. Thanks for posting them. I like Homefront material and have never run across a bond before. (I've found the stamps, posters, and holders for bonds but never the bonds themselves.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HOLZI Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share #5 Posted January 3, 2011 Excellent examples nice crisp looking war bonds. Of note you have the original owners bond holder, too. Thanks for the kind words. I failed to mention that these are my mother's bonds. I was VERY happy to add them to my collection! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsca Posted January 4, 2011 Share #6 Posted January 4, 2011 Ooops! I think that I waited too long to get started!. Dated 1942 on back cover. Before they were called War Bonds?? Al Hirschler in Dallas. :pinch: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LtRGFRANK Posted January 4, 2011 Share #7 Posted January 4, 2011 I remember my Grandfather had some. Suppose he cashed them in. I still have my ration book. Robert Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robswashashore Posted January 4, 2011 Share #8 Posted January 4, 2011 I remember my mother had a shoebox full of them that she collected over the course of the war and she didn't cash them in until about 1968! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tinman Posted January 6, 2011 Share #9 Posted January 6, 2011 Your post reminded me that I have an original ‘bulletin board’ (9” x 12 ¾”) size poster encouraging buying bonds. The $200 bond in the lower right corner appears to have FDRs’ image on it. Could an in-office president do that? Tinman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
67Rally Posted January 6, 2011 Share #10 Posted January 6, 2011 My mother just cashed in a lot of these that belonged to her parents and grandparents - she got more than $25k for the total. I was shocked that they had that much money tied up in bonds that had stopped maturing decades ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #11 Posted January 10, 2011 I still buy Savings Bonds or did since the U.S. TREASURY DEPT stopped payroll deduction from employees payroll. In the current bond program they sent this note with the new bonds about cashing in old bonds, bonds 30 years and older. Also if forum members don't think I'm trying to go over the top in posting more photos from collection, I'd like to add a few more relevant War Bond photos. The photos show America's posture towards world events revealed in the way they promoted the U.S. SAVINGS BONDS programs. Prewar "Defense Bonds", post Pearl Harbor "War Bonds" and late war, the Allies will be victorious and post war "Victory Bonds" (War Bonds stamped Victory Loan Bonds) I have never participated in a forum before I don't want to be all about posting photos and bragging about my collection. I don't want to be a "can you top this" participant. I want to have relevant comments and show an appreciation of other members photos and comments. Add to their comments not distract from them. I have seen great and impressive photos and comments all across these U.S. Militaria forums and have learned there's a lot more out there than meets the eye (photos) KEF Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #12 Posted January 10, 2011 Also if forum members don't think I'm trying to go over the top in posting more photos from collection, I'd like to add a few more relevant War Bond photos. The photos show America's posture towards world events revealed in the way they promoted the U.S. SAVINGS BONDS programs. Prewar "Defense Bonds", post Pearl Harbor "War Bonds" and late war, the Allies will be victorious and post war "Victory Bonds" (War Bonds stamped Victory Loan Bonds) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #13 Posted January 10, 2011 Close up of Defense, War and Victory (stamped Victory Loan or 8th War Loan) Bond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #14 Posted January 10, 2011 War Bonds came in two sizes, large format (square) Defense Bonds and early War Bonds and smaller format (rectangular) for mid to late and post WWII Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #15 Posted January 10, 2011 The 3 most common denominations of War Bonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #16 Posted January 10, 2011 Prewar Defense Bond Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #17 Posted January 10, 2011 The progression of Savings Bonds reflected in the envelopes the Bonds came in. Note Defense crossed out and RPH. Has 3 of my favorite slogans too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #18 Posted January 10, 2011 Also the War Stamp Albums show the change in American military stance. Note WAR superimposed over Defense Stamps and Bonds. The U.S. Dept. of Treasury told me War Stamps are still considered legal tinder at their face value, The 10,25,50 cents and $1.00 and $5.00 are worth that to who ever possess them. Where as Defense & War Bonds are only valuable to the original owner, co-owner/beneficiary, or heir to their estates. My WAR BONDS are only collectibles. This also is what I told the U.S. Treasury when I told them I had War Bonds. But that's another story... A previous post from hirsca shows where the War Stamps are to be attached. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #19 Posted January 10, 2011 Greeting Birthday Christmas cards. Children had their own War Stamp programs directed to them from the U.S. Treasury and schools. They sold and collected millions in War Stamps along with the scrap food waste drives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #20 Posted January 10, 2011 The Post Offices sold its type of War Stamps they continued to label them as Defense Stamps and Bonds Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #21 Posted January 10, 2011 U.S. Treasury and Postal Stamps in the same album. And cartooning the Axis in Stamp albums Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #22 Posted January 10, 2011 Paste the paperhanger Schiklgruber Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 10, 2011 Share #23 Posted January 10, 2011 And lastly my favorite War Stamp Album The B-17 Flying Fortress The nose looks like a mix of the B-24, B-25 along with B-17 Thanks for looking KEF (PS If I'm overdoing it with the photos let me know) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KEF Posted January 11, 2011 Share #24 Posted January 11, 2011 Smoke 'em if you got 'em B-17 chrome & marble ashtray Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hirsca Posted February 12, 2013 Share #25 Posted February 12, 2013 I posted these earlier, but thought it might fit in well with this thread. Thanks, Al. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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