Object Details
- Description
- "Stop Waste!"
- Uncle Sam, holding a rifle, points as he invokes conservation. The two-cent United States Scott 907 is canceled by the boxed slogan Buy War Savings Bonds and Stamps. The cachet on this cover -- postmarked Buffalo, New York, June 15, 1943 -- was produced by Powers Press of Ames, Iowa. This design was one of ten patriotic envelopes in a 10-cent packet marketed by Powers Press.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- June 15, 1943
- Medium
- paper; ink; adhesive
- Dimensions
- 8.9 x 16.5 cm (3.5 x 6.5 in.)
- Type
- Covers & Associated Letters
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