Front:
SAVINGS
BONDS
SHINGTON
APR
30
1991
29
20066
FIFTIETH ANDIWERSARY
WARNISOELANED BY
DC
Back:
SAVINGS BOND
First Day of Issue: April 30, 1991
First Issue Location: Washington, D.C.
Fifty years ago, the world was at war. Adolf Hilter's armies
had conquered better than a half dozen countries. Impe-
rial Japan was expanding its boundaries, adding the riches
of other countries to its coffers. The hard work of freedom
was left to Great Britain, the United States and a few
others. In 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt
initiated the War Bond program, designed to raise cash for
the increasingly-expensive war effort. From the outset,
the program was a tremendous success, driven by patri-
otic Americans across the country. Ranging in denomina-
tions from $25 to $10,000, war bonds raised immediate
cash for the Treasury Department; some $135 billion was
raised in the war years. A surprisingly large portion of this
– $35 billion — came from the “Series E” bonds, small
value certificates purchased by the average American.
Today, United States savings bonds are still considered an
important part of the serious investor's portfolio. This
Maximum Card pays tribute to the fiftieth anniversary of
the savings bond, the patriot's investment.
No. 91-23
©1991 The Maximum Card Collection
A division of Unicover Corporation • Cheyenne, WY 82008-0007
® Original painting for the Maximum Card by Dennis Lyall
