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Canada Revenue War Savings Stamps

Date1940
DimensionsOverall: 5 x 2.1 cm
Credit LineAnonymous Gift, 1981
Object number1981.001.001
Label TextDuring the Second World War (1939-1945), London children collected war savings stamps like these. Each one cost 25 cents. Once a child had collected $4 worth, they sent a form to the federal government. In return, they received a War Savings Certificate worth $5.
NameStamp, Trading