Museum object · Books and Published Materials
Stamp album for United States defense savings bonds
ca. 1952
New York City, New York, United States, North and Central America
Source catalog description
This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.
A United States Defense Savings Bonds Stamp Album, published by the US Government Printing Office. Blue patterned borders frame the top and bottom of the cover. An American eagle carrying the American flag appears in the bottom center. In red and blue ink the cover reads "10 / CENT / DEFENSE / STAMP / ALBUM / For the purchase of / UNITED STATES / DEFENSE / SAVINGS BONDS/ 10¢ STAMPS / ¢25 BONDS. Handwritten on the cover is "Sandra 138 W 136 St / P.S. 89M Room 303L." There are fourteen (14) interior pages filled with ten-cent defense stamps. The back cover has information on United States Defense Bonds along with a graphic of a soldier with rifle in front of the U.S. flag.
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Catalog reference: 2014.106.2
