He's fighting for you. Join the club: a stamp a day for the man who's away
War Stamp poster: a close portrait of a helmeted soldier on red, headline 'He's fighting for you', with a blue card reading 'a stamp a day for the man who's away' and a star. The tell is the direct 'you' under the soldier's stare, and 'Join the club' presenting a small daily purchase as membership.
Propaganda techniques used in this poster
- Date
- 1943
- Period
- Second World War
- Made by
- Issuer not named (U.S. Government Printing Office imprint; 'Retail V. D. C.')
- Region
- North America
- Country
- United States
- Medium
- Poster
- Issuer type
- Mixed
- Regime
- Roosevelt Administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Audience
- Domestic public
- Purpose
- Fundraise
- Themes
- Home front, Economy and finance
- Event
- World War II
- Regime
- Roosevelt administration
- Leader
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- 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 Posters, retrieved October 4, 2026
- Rights
- Public domain (U.S. government work)
Issuer not named. National Archives and Records Administration, RG 44, 44-PA-986 (NAID 514493).
Text on the object
HE'S FIGHTING FOR YOU Join the Club A STAMP A DAY ...FOR THE MAN WHO'S AWAY... RETAIL V. D. C. [imprint:] U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE : 1943-O-502783 WBS 711
