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World War II Postal History War Bond (War Loan) Drives ~ 1943-1945
The US Government organized a series of eight War Bond (or War Loan) drives. The First War Loan ran from Nov 30, 1942 to Dec 23, 1942, while the last drive, the Eighth or Victory Loan drive, ran from Oct 29, 1945 through Dec 8, 1945. This is a selection of 171 covers with cachets or cancels noting the War Bond effort. The first 43 covers note a specific drive (3rd to 7th), while the rest are on the general theme.
Please order by cover number. Prices are cheap! They're way under dealer and auction prices. All covers will be sent by first class or Priority Mail. You, the buyer, pay only the exact postage plus 50¢ per order for packaging and handling.
To make sure you get what you want, e-mail me at SwapMeetDave@aol.com and I'll set aside the items you want and ship them upon receipt of your check or money order. I also accept Pay Pal (pay to my account: SwapMeetDave@aol.com). Send your order with payment to David Ahl, 12 Indian Head Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thank you!
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These first 15 covers, cancelled in Washington during the 3rd War Loan Drive, all received a large purple "Back the Attack" rubber stamp/cachet from the US Army Postal Service. |
![V-mail](WarBond/Wb1-t.jpg) Wb1. V-mail, SOLD |
![Opening day of drive](WarBond/Wb15-t.jpg) Wb15. Opening day of drive, 9/9/43, SOLD |
![Opening day of drive](WarBond/Wb16-t.jpg) Wb16. Washington Stamp Exchange, 9/9/43, SOLD |
![6 related stamps](WarBond/Wb2-t.jpg) Wb2. 6 related stamps, 9/11/43, SOLD |
![Large cancel, 9/13/43](WarBond/Wb3-t.jpg) Wb3. Large cancel, 9/13/43, SOLD |
![Small cancel](WarBond/Wb4-t.jpg) Wb4. Small cancel, 9/14/43, SOLD |
![Imperf stamp](WarBond/Wb5-t.jpg) Wb5. Imperf stamp, 9/15/43, SOLD |
![1 week into drive](WarBond/Wb6-t.jpg) Wb6. One week into drive, 9/16/43, SOLD |
![With Artists for Victory label](WarBond/Wb7-t.jpg) Wb7. With Artists for Victory label, SOLD |
![Airmail envelope](WarBond/Wb8-t.jpg) Wb8. On 6¢ airmail envelope, $6.00 |
![Clean cover](WarBond/Wb9-t.jpg) Wb9. Nice clean cover, 9/22/43, SOLD |
![Erased pencil addr](WarBond/Wb10-t.jpg) Wb10. Erased pencil addr, 9/23/43, SOLD |
![Last day of drive](WarBond/Wb11-t.jpg) Wb11. Last day of bond drive (and use of cachet), SOLD |
![Anderson cachet, imperf stamps, enclosure](WarBond/Wb13-t.jpg) Wb13. Anderson cachet, imperf stamps, enclosure, SOLD |
![Spectacular Crosby cover, rubber stamp on back](WarBond/Wb14-t.jpg) Wb14. Crosby photo cachet, rubber stamp on back, SOLD |
![J. Huss cachet](WarBond/Wb17-t.jpg) Wb17. J. Huss cachet, 9/14/43, SOLD |
![Censored from Italy](WarBond/W1-t.jpg) W1. 3rd War Loan, censored, Italy, $9.00 |
![Linto 3rd](WarBond/W118-t.jpg) W118. 3rd Drive, Linto, Navy Day add-on, SOLD |
![Linto 3rd](WarBond/W119-t.jpg) W119. 3rd War Loan, Linto, $9.00 |
![Fourth War Loan](WarBond/W78-t.jpg) W78. T&T, Fourth War Loan, $6.00 |
![Sayama, 4th War Loan](WarBond/W2-t.jpg) W2. Sayama #4 of 17, Fourth loan, SOLD |
![Linto 4th](WarBond/W120-t.jpg) W120. 4th War Bond Drive, Linto, SOLD |
![Meter slogan](WarBond/W3-t.jpg) W3. Fourth War Loan meter slogan, SOLD |
![Handmade 5th war loan](WarBond/W107-t.jpg) W107. Handmade, 5th Loan, SOLD |
![Boone cachet, 5th War Loan](WarBond/W108-t.jpg) W108. Boone cachet, 5th War Loan, SOLD |
![F.J. Cochran, 5th War Loan](WarBond/W5-t.jpg) W5. F.J. Cochran, 5th War Loan, SOLD |
![Linto 5th](WarBond/W121-t.jpg) W121. 5th War Bond Drive, Linto, SOLD |
![T&T cachet](WarBond/W6-t.jpg) W6. T&T cachet, 5th Loan, censored, $7.00 |
![Handmade, 6th War Loan](WarBond/W7-t.jpg) W7. Handmade, 6th Loan, Thanksgiving Day cancel, SOLD |
![Minkus, 6th War Loan](WarBond/W8-t.jpg) W8. Minkus cachet, 6th War Loan typed, SOLD |
![Temple, 6th War Loan](WarBond/W109-t.jpg) W109. Temple mimeographed, 6th War Loan, SOLD |
![Eichenlaub Cachet, 7th War Loan](WarBond/W9-t.jpg) W9. Eichenlaub cachet, 7th War Loan, SOLD |
![Sayama](WarBond/W10-t.jpg) W10. Sayama, last day of 7th Loan, SOLD |
![Lowell](WarBond/W11-t.jpg) W11. Lowell, wrong dates, 7th Loan, SOLD |
![Darrell Davis](WarBond/W12-t.jpg) W12. Darrell Davis, 7th Loan, SOLD |
![Eichenlaub](WarBond/W13-t.jpg) W13. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, SOLD |
![Eichenlaub](WarBond/W110-t.jpg) W110. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, $6.00 |
![Linto 7th](WarBond/W122-t.jpg) W122. Linto, 7th War Loan, SOLD |
![Harrington](WarBond/W15-t.jpg) W15. Harrington, 7th War Loan, $6.00 |
![Eichenlaub](WarBond/W16-t.jpg) W16. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W17-t.jpg) W17. Linto, #20 of 36, 7th Loan, SOLD |
![Linto 7th](WarBond/W123-t.jpg) W123. Linto, 7th, w/Sc 2224 FDC, $10.00 |
![Linto 7th](WarBond/W124-t.jpg) W124. Linto, 7th, w/Sc 2224 FDC, $10.00 |
![Martin handmade](WarBond/W111-t.jpg) W111. Charles Martin handmade, SOLD |
![Myers handmade](WarBond/W112-t.jpg) W112. Melba Myers handmade, SOLD |
![Alfred E. Newman](WarBond/W114-t.jpg) W114. What, me worry? SOLD |
![Back the Attack](WarBond/W18-t.jpg) W18. Back the Attack, SOLD |
![Back the Attack](WarBond/W19-t.jpg) W19. Back the Attack, SOLD |
![Back the Attack](WarBond/W20-t.jpg) W20. Back the Attack, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W21-t.jpg) W21. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W22-t.jpg) W22. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W23-t.jpg) W23. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W24-t.jpg) W24. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W25-t.jpg) W25. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W26-t.jpg) W26. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W27-t.jpg) W27. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W28-t.jpg) W28. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W29-t.jpg) W29. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W30-t.jpg) W30. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W31-t.jpg) W31. HC Hill, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W32-t.jpg) W32. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W33-t.jpg) W33. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W34-t.jpg) W34. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W35-t.jpg) W35. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W36-t.jpg) W36. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W37-t.jpg) W37. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W38-t.jpg) W38. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W39-t.jpg) W39. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W40-t.jpg) W40. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W41-t.jpg) W41. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W42-t.jpg) W42. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W43-t.jpg) W43. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W44-t.jpg) W44. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W45-t.jpg) W45. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W46-t.jpg) W46. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W47-t.jpg) W47. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W48-t.jpg) W48. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W49-t.jpg) W49. Boone, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W50-t.jpg) W50. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W51-t.jpg) W51. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W52-t.jpg) W52. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W53-t.jpg) W53. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W54-t.jpg) W54. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W55-t.jpg) W55. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W56-t.jpg) W56. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W57-t.jpg) W57. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W58-t.jpg) W58. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W59-t.jpg) W59. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W60-t.jpg) W60. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W61-t.jpg) W61. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W62-t.jpg) W62. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W63-t.jpg) W63. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W64-t.jpg) W64. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W65-t.jpg) W65. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W66-t.jpg) W66. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W67-t.jpg) W67. SOLD |
![Linto, 25 of 25](WarBond/W68-t.jpg) W68. Linto, 25 of 25, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W69-t.jpg) W69. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W70-t.jpg) W70. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W71-t.jpg) W71. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W72-t.jpg) W72. Date! SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W73-t.jpg) W73. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W74-t.jpg) W74. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W75-t.jpg) W75. SOLD |
![Linto, 10 of 32](WarBond/W76-t.jpg) W76. Linto, 10 of 32, $10.00 |
![Linto, 33 of 58](WarBond/W77-t.jpg) W77. Linto, 33 of 58, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W78-t.jpg) W78. T&T, Fourth War Loan, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W79-t.jpg) W79. Censored, SOLD |
![Runge, unusual](WarBond/W80-t.jpg) W80. Runge, unusual, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W81-t.jpg) W81. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W82-t.jpg) W82. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W83-t.jpg) W83. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W84-t.jpg) W84. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W85-t.jpg) W85. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W86-t.jpg) W86. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W87-t.jpg) W87. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W88-t.jpg) W88. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W89-t.jpg) W89. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W90-t.jpg) W90. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W91-t.jpg) W91. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W92-t.jpg) W92. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W93-t.jpg) W93. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W94-t.jpg) W94. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W95-t.jpg) W95. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W96-t.jpg) W96. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W97-t.jpg) W97. $5.00 |
![Muzzy](WarBond/W98-t.jpg) W98. Muzzy, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W99-t.jpg) W99. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W100-t.jpg) W100. $5.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W101-t.jpg) W101. SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W102-t.jpg) W102. Label, censored, $7.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W103-t.jpg) W103. Label, censored, $7.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W104-t.jpg) W104. Label, censored, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W105-t.jpg) W105. Meter slogan, $2.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W106-t.jpg) W106. Meter slogan, $2.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W115-t.jpg) W115. Two shields, $3.00 |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W116-t.jpg) W116. Ohio Bell metered, SOLD |
![Buy War Bonds](WarBond/W117-t.jpg) W117. Meter slogan cancel, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W125-t.jpg) W125. Linto, Victory, VT, Only 5, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W126-t.jpg) W126. Linto #180, Freedom, NE, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W127-t.jpg) W127. Linto #179, Freedom, IN, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W128-t.jpg) W128. Linto #257, Buy bonds, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W129-t.jpg) W129. Linto #279, Father's Day, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W130-t.jpg) W130. Linto #286, Lincoln Park, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W131-t.jpg) W131. Linto #239, Lincoln Park, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W133-t.jpg) W133. Linto #304, Calling dollars, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W134-t.jpg) W134. Linto, Navy Day 1943, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W135-t.jpg) W135. Linto, Money like people, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W136-t.jpg) W136. Linto #331, Remember... SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W137-t.jpg) W137. Linto #288, Hi, Buddy, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W138-t.jpg) W138. Linto #287, Hi, Buddy, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W139-t.jpg) W139. Linto, Money like people, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W140-t.jpg) W140. Linto #367, Look! SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W141-t.jpg) W141. Linto #686, War Fund, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W142-t.jpg) W142. Linto #375, I'm going over! SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W143-t.jpg) W143. Linto #256, Buy bonds, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W144-t.jpg) W144. Linto #1047, Victory, VT, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W145-t.jpg) W145. Linto #999, Money in bag, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W146-t.jpg) W146. Linto #932, Homeward SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W147-t.jpg) W147. Linto #946, Good US Bonds, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W148-t.jpg) W148. Linto #944, He is taking chances, SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W149-t.jpg) W149. Linto, Typed line: "Japan wants to surrender," SOLD |
![Linto](WarBond/W150-t.jpg) W150. Linto #941, Cigarettes hard to get? SOLD |
![Morris Beck](WarBond/W151-t.jpg) W151. Morris Beck, Armistice Day 1943, $9.00 |
![Boone](WarBond/W152-t.jpg) W152. Boone, very bold, SOLD |
![Yontz](WarBond/W153-t.jpg) W153. Yontz, thermograph, SOLD |
![C.F. Shaw](WarBond/W154-t.jpg) W154. C.F. Shaw, green, clean, SOLD |
![EA Anderson](WarBond/W155-t.jpg) W155. Elmer A. Anderson, SOLD |
![Schlichte](WarBond/W156-t.jpg) W156. Schlichte, #7 oversize, $5.00 |
![Runge](WarBond/W157-t.jpg) W157. Runge, $5.00 |
![Runge](WarBond/W158-t.jpg) W158. Runge, SOLD |
![Runge](WarBond/W159-t.jpg) W159. Runge, $5.00 |
![Kosko](WarBond/W160-t.jpg) W160. Kosko, $5.00 |
![Kosko](WarBond/W161-t.jpg) W161. Kosko, $5.00 |
![W. Smith](WarBond/W162-t.jpg) W162. W. Smith, SOLD |
![Unk](WarBond/W163-t.jpg) W163. Unknown, SOLD |
![Glenn Smith](WarBond/W164-t.jpg) W164. Glenn Smith, $5.00 |
![Cozart](WarBond/W165-t.jpg) W165. Cozart, SOLD |
![Sanders](WarBond/W166-t.jpg) W166. Sanders, SOLD |
![Ray Davis](WarBond/W167-t.jpg) W167. Ray Davis, SOLD |
![Ray Davis](WarBond/W168-t.jpg) W168. Ray Davis, SOLD |
![Norton](WarBond/W169-t.jpg) W169. D.M. Norton, SOLD |
![Ralph Davis](WarBond/W170-t.jpg) W170. Ralph Davis, SOLD |
![Darrell Davis](WarBond/W171-t.jpg) W171. Darrell Davis, SOLD |
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