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William Balfour Ker

Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps,

Maker

  • William Balfour Ker
  • The Strobridge Lithographic Company

Title

Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps

Medium

lithograph

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • lithograph

Techniques

  • lithograph

Supports

  • medium weight cream wove paper

Dimensions

99.1 x 74.2 cm (39 x 29 3/16 inches) (sheet)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

title lithographed along top and bottom margins: BUY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT/WAR SAVINGS STAMPS/ Your money back with interest from the UNITED STATES TREASURY; text lithographed in UR quadrant of image: W.S.S./For Sale Here; printer name lithographed in LR corner of margin: REPRODUCED BY THE STROBRIDGE LITHO. CO. CINCINNATI & NEW YORK; printed in LL corner of margin: S-11

Label: small white oval label in LL quadrant of verso: E/A/1827

Type

  • Prints

Credit

Gift of Augustus F. Rose

Object Number

18.538

Buy United States Government War Savings Stamps

title lithographed along top and bottom margins: BUY UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT/WAR SAVINGS STAMPS/ Your money back with interest from the UNITED STATES TREASURY; text lithographed in UR quadrant of image: W.S.S./For Sale Here; printer name lithographed in LR corner of margin: REPRODUCED BY THE STROBRIDGE LITHO. CO. CINCINNATI & NEW YORK; printed in LL corner of margin: S-11

Label: small white oval label in LL quadrant of verso: E/A/1827

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