War savings stamps of the United States

In contrast to Liberty Bonds, which were purchased primarily by financial institutions, war savings stamps were principally aimed at common citizens.

These stamps needed to be affixed to an engraved folder called the War Savings Certificate, which carried the name of the purchaser, and could only be redeemed by that individual.

Owners of these stamps could also redeem them for cash prior to the maturity date and receive the amount paid plus one cent for every month after the original purchase.

[2] The Treasury issued a new series of War Savings Certificate stamps in subsequent years, with the same interest rate and time to maturity.

A full Thrift card was worth four dollars and could be combined with the appropriate number of cents to purchase a War Savings Certificate stamp.

[5] The Four Minute Men organization, authorized by President Wilson, also developed a series of speech outlines related to war savings stamps for its volunteers to deliver.

Advertisements were often donated by local newspapers in order to inform people of how war savings stamps worked and to encourage their purchase.

In order to mobilize the home front to support the war efforts ideologically and financially, the Treasury Department's primary message revolved around patriotism.

Advertisements appeared as posters on trolley cars, songs on the radio, and movies featuring Hollywood stars like Frank Sinatra and Bob Hope.

The Treasury developed classroom material that highlighted the positive impact of war savings stamps while enforcing math skills.