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title: Buy a War Savings Stamp To-Day (25-cent die-cut paper hat)
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/buy-a-war-savings-stamp-to-day-25-cents-canada-1939/
description: A die-cut blue and red paper hat band carries a red '25 cents' disc and the words 'Buy a War Savings Stamp To-Day'.
section: Collection
---

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[![Buy a War Savings Stamp To-Day, 1939 Canada poster: A die-cut blue and red paper hat band carries a red '25 cents' disc](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/buy-a-war-savings-stamp-to-day-25-cents-canada-1939.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/buy-a-war-savings-stamp-to-day-25-cents-canada-1939.jpg)

# Buy a War Savings Stamp To-Day (25-cent die-cut paper hat)

A die-cut blue and red paper hat band carries a red '25 cents' disc and the words 'Buy a War Savings Stamp To-Day'. It is a plain price-and-action prompt: the low stated cost and the word 'to-day' are the whole message, with no imagery of the war and no claim beyond the purchase.

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Glittering generalities](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/glittering-generalities/)

## Text on the object

Original (English) · read from the image, not independently checked

```
25¢
Buy
A WAR SAVINGS STAMP TO-DAY
```

[← British Weapons to Defeat Hitler - Britain is Building 30,000 Tanks to Destroy Her Enemies](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/british-weapons-to-defeat-hitler-tanks-1939/) [Buy More Victory Bonds →](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/buy-more-victory-bonds-soldier-letters-canada-1939/)

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