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title: Buy U.S. Treasury tax savings notes
url: https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/buy-us-treasury-tax-savings-notes-1941/
description: 'Treasury sales poster: a winking owl in a graduation cap perches on the word ''BUY'', with ''Be wise!! Take care of tomorrow''s taxes today'' and a blue panel'
section: Collection
---

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[![Buy U.S. Treasury tax savings notes, 1941 US poster: Treasury sales poster](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/buy-us-treasury-tax-savings-notes-1941.jpg)](https://propagandaarchive.org/collection/images/buy-us-treasury-tax-savings-notes-1941.jpg)

# Buy U.S. Treasury tax savings notes

Treasury sales poster: a winking owl in a graduation cap perches on the word 'BUY', with 'Be wise!! Take care of tomorrow's taxes today' and a blue panel saying the notes pay a return while money stays invested for future tax payments. The tell is the owl, which lends the wisdom association to the purchase (transfer).

## Propaganda techniques used in this poster

[Transfer](https://propagandaarchive.org/techniques/transfer/)

## Text on the object

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

```
BE WISE !!
TAKE CARE OF
TOMORROW'S TAXES TODAY
CUT YOUR FUTURE TAX BURDEN
BUY
U.S. TREASURY
TAX SAVINGS NOTES
THEY PAY YOU A RETURN AS LONG
AS YOUR MONEY REMAINS INVESTED
FOR THE PURPOSE OF MEETING YOUR
FUTURE TAX PAYMENTS
INFORMATION AVAILABLE HERE
[imprint:] POSTER No. 3
[imprint:] ☆U.S.G.P.O. 495905
```

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