The war savings stamps, all of which featured a minuteman statue, came in five denominations, 10 cents, 25 cents, 50 cents, a dollar and five dollars. Purchasers filled collection books until they ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- Today's archive page is from Jan. 5, 1942. Readers are urged to purchase 10-cent defense savings stamps through their Advance newspaper carrier. The ad reads: "In offering ...

A patriotic investment during World War II was the Savings Bond, also known as Defense Savings Bonds. When the U.S. entered the war, citizens lined up to purchase the bonds to help raise funds for … ...

Savings bond stamps. Aircraft spotters. Fallout shelters. These are memories from seven decades ago, sent to Neighbors by Don Berg, formerly of Fargo and now of Brookings, S.D. “In the 1950s, at ...