Something In The Stocking

A cartoon airman looks at a uniformed servicewoman who pulls a War Savings Certificate from her stocking: 'I think you got something there'. The tell is the everyday, humorous service scene used to present small regular saving each payday as ordinary behaviour among peers.

Propaganda techniques used in this poster

Plain folks

Date

1939

Period

Second World War

Made by

Government of Canada war-finance campaign (Victory Loan / War Savings); no issuer imprint legible on the poster; cartoon signed 'Ricky RCAF'

Region

North America

Country

Canada

Medium

Poster

Issuer type

State

Regime

Mackenzie King Government

Leader

William Lyon Mackenzie King

Audience

Domestic public

Purpose

Fundraise

Themes

Economy and finance, Home front

Event

World War II

Source

Identified Openly sourced: the speaker is who they say they are

Source

U.S. National Archives and Records Administration, Record Group 44, World War II Foreign Posters, retrieved October 3, 2026

Rights

Held by NARA, Unrestricted; hosted by owner decision (Canadian pre-1946)
Government of Canada war-finance campaign (Victory Loan / War Savings); no issuer imprint legible on the poster; cartoon signed 'Ricky RCAF'. National Archives and Records Administration, 44-PF-670.

I THINK YOU GOT SOMETHING THERE--
Ricky RCAF
Something in the Stocking-
PUT SOME SAVINGS AWAY EACH PAYDAY IN-
War Savings Certificates