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Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Stamp out Black Markets
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.
Image courtesy of the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum.

Stamp out Black Markets

Artifact IDMO 2005.13.42.2.1
Object Type Poster
Maker (American, founded 1861)
Date1943
Mediumpaper
Dimensionsoverall H 27 in x W 20 3/4 in (68.6 cm x 52.7 cm )
Physical 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 Details
Credit 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.
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