Stamp out Black Markets
Object numberMO 2005.13.42.2.1
Name
Poster
Maker
U.S. Government Printing Office
(American, founded 1861)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 27 in x W 20 3/4 in (68.6 cm x 52.7 cm )
DescriptionA yellow poster with a color illustration of a giant thumb using a ration stamp to squash a mobster-looking character lying flat on the ground, face down. Black, blue, and yellow text at the top and bottom of the poster reads: Stamp Out / BLACK MARKETS / …WITH YOUR RATION STAMPS / PAY NO MORE THAN LEGAL PRICES. Additional small text in the bottom margin reads: U. S. Government Printing Office : 1943-O-530806 / 422-154.
Additional DetailsCredit LineGift from the Adriance Memorial Library
National Archives Catalog CollectionFranklin D. Roosevelt Library Museum Collection (National Archives Identifier 735948)
National Archives Catalog SeriesOriginal Posters from World War I and World War II (National Archives Identifier 739394)
Use Restriction StatusUnrestrictedCopyrightReproduction or other use of these holdings or images thereof is unrestricted.Collections
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