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Official United States Savings Stamp Album

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Official stamp album used for buying savings bonds, the cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket. This album is folded like a booklet with squares with prices in them, a large number of these boxes are covered by stamps that have been bought. There is an insert inside the album with more squares and stamps on them; each square has its own monetary value inside.

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1 album : col. ill. ; 32 x 24 cm., folded to 16 x 8 cm. + 1 insert (16 x 15 cm., folded to 16 x 8 cm.)

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Creator: Unknown. 1962.

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This text is part of the collection entitled: Rescuing Texas History, 2015 and was provided by the Pioneer City County Museum to The Portal to Texas History, a digital repository hosted by the UNT Libraries. It has been viewed 1621 times, with 16 in the last month. More information about this text can be viewed below.

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Pioneer City County Museum

Located in the historic Ragland House in Sweetwater, the Pioneer City County Museum preserves the history of Nolan County and strives to educate the community.

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Official stamp album used for buying savings bonds, the cover has an illustration of a patriot holding a musket. This album is folded like a booklet with squares with prices in them, a large number of these boxes are covered by stamps that have been bought. There is an insert inside the album with more squares and stamps on them; each square has its own monetary value inside.

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1 album : col. ill. ; 32 x 24 cm., folded to 16 x 8 cm. + 1 insert (16 x 15 cm., folded to 16 x 8 cm.)

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Rescuing Texas History, 2015

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  • 1962

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Official United States Savings Stamp Album, text, 1962; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth743628/: accessed April 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Pioneer City County Museum.

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