World War II Postal History War Bond (War Loan) Drives ~ 1943-1945         The US Government organized a series of eight War Bond (or War Loan) drives. The First War Loan ran from Nov 30, 1942 to Dec 23, 1942, while the last drive, the Eighth or Victory Loan drive, ran from Oct 29, 1945 through Dec 8, 1945. This is a selection of 171 covers with cachets or cancels noting the War Bond effort. The first 43 covers note a specific drive (3rd to 7th), while the rest are on the general theme.           Please order by cover number. Prices are cheap! They're way under dealer and auction prices. All covers will be sent by first class or Priority Mail. You, the buyer, pay only the exact postage plus 50¢ per order for packaging and handling.        To make sure you get what you want, e-mail me at SwapMeetDave@aol.com and I'll set aside the items you want and ship them upon receipt of your check or money order. I also accept Pay Pal (pay to my account: SwapMeetDave@aol.com). Send your order with payment to David Ahl, 12 Indian Head Road, Morristown, NJ 07960. Thank you!

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These first 15 covers, cancelled in Washington during the 3rd War Loan Drive, all received a large purple "Back the Attack" rubber stamp/cachet from the US Army Postal Service. Wb1. V-mail, SOLD Wb15. Opening day of drive, 9/9/43, SOLD Wb16. Washington Stamp Exchange, 9/9/43, SOLD Wb2. 6 related stamps, 9/11/43, SOLD Wb3. Large cancel, 9/13/43, SOLD Wb4. Small cancel, 9/14/43, SOLD Wb5. Imperf stamp, 9/15/43, SOLD Wb6. One week into drive, 9/16/43, SOLD Wb7. With Artists for Victory label, SOLD Wb8. On 6¢ airmail envelope, $6.00 Wb9. Nice clean cover, 9/22/43, SOLD Wb10. Erased pencil addr, 9/23/43, SOLD Wb11. Last day of bond drive (and use of cachet), SOLD Wb13. Anderson cachet, imperf stamps, enclosure, SOLD Wb14. Crosby photo cachet, rubber stamp on back, SOLD Wb17. J. Huss cachet, 9/14/43, SOLD W1. 3rd War Loan, censored, Italy, $9.00 W118. 3rd Drive, Linto, Navy Day add-on, SOLD W119. 3rd War Loan, Linto, $9.00 W78. T&T, Fourth War Loan, $6.00 W2. Sayama #4 of 17, Fourth loan, SOLD W120. 4th War Bond Drive, Linto, SOLD W3. Fourth War Loan meter slogan, SOLD W107. Handmade, 5th Loan, SOLD W108. Boone cachet, 5th War Loan, SOLD W5. F.J. Cochran, 5th War Loan, SOLD W121. 5th War Bond Drive, Linto, SOLD W6. T&T cachet, 5th Loan, censored, $7.00 W7. Handmade, 6th Loan, Thanksgiving Day cancel, SOLD W8. Minkus cachet, 6th War Loan typed, SOLD W109. Temple mimeographed, 6th War Loan, SOLD W9. Eichenlaub cachet, 7th War Loan, SOLD W10. Sayama, last day of 7th Loan, SOLD W11. Lowell, wrong dates, 7th Loan, SOLD W12. Darrell Davis, 7th Loan, SOLD W13. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, SOLD W110. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, $6.00 W122. Linto, 7th War Loan, SOLD W15. Harrington, 7th War Loan, $6.00 W16. Eichenlaub, 7th War Loan, SOLD W17. Linto, #20 of 36, 7th Loan, SOLD W123. Linto, 7th, w/Sc 2224 FDC, $10.00 W124. Linto, 7th, w/Sc 2224 FDC, $10.00 W111. Charles Martin handmade, SOLD W112. Melba Myers handmade, SOLD W114. What, me worry? SOLD W18. Back the Attack, SOLD W19. Back the Attack, SOLD W20. Back the Attack, SOLD W21. SOLD W22. $5.00 W23. $5.00 W24. SOLD W25. SOLD W26. SOLD W27. SOLD W28. SOLD W29. SOLD W30. $5.00 W31. HC Hill, SOLD W32. $5.00 W33. SOLD W34. $5.00 W35. $5.00 W36. $5.00 W37. SOLD W38. SOLD W39. SOLD W40. SOLD W41. SOLD W42. SOLD W43. $5.00 W44. SOLD W45. SOLD W46. $5.00 W47. $5.00 W48. SOLD W49. Boone, SOLD W50. $5.00 W51. $5.00 W52. $5.00 W53. SOLD W54. $5.00 W55. SOLD W56. SOLD W57. $5.00 W58. SOLD W59. $5.00 W60. $5.00 W61. $5.00 W62. SOLD W63. SOLD W64. SOLD W65. $5.00 W66. SOLD W67. SOLD W68. Linto, 25 of 25, SOLD W69. SOLD W70. SOLD W71. $5.00 W72. Date! SOLD W73. SOLD W74. SOLD W75. SOLD W76. Linto, 10 of 32, $10.00 W77. Linto, 33 of 58, SOLD W78. T&T, Fourth War Loan, SOLD W79. Censored, SOLD W80. Runge, unusual, SOLD W81. SOLD W82. SOLD W83. SOLD W84. SOLD W85. SOLD W86. SOLD W87. SOLD W88. SOLD W89. SOLD W90. $5.00 W91. $5.00 W92. $5.00 W93. $5.00 W94. $5.00 W95. SOLD W96. SOLD W97. $5.00 W98. Muzzy, SOLD W99. SOLD W100. $5.00 W101. SOLD W102. Label, censored, $7.00 W103. Label, censored, $7.00 W104. Label, censored, SOLD W105. Meter slogan, $2.00 W106. Meter slogan, $2.00 W115. Two shields, $3.00 W116. Ohio Bell metered, SOLD W117. Meter slogan cancel, SOLD W125. Linto, Victory, VT, Only 5, SOLD W126. Linto #180, Freedom, NE, SOLD W127. Linto #179, Freedom, IN, SOLD W128. Linto #257, Buy bonds, SOLD W129. Linto #279, Father's Day, SOLD W130. Linto #286, Lincoln Park, SOLD W131. Linto #239, Lincoln Park, SOLD W133. Linto #304, Calling dollars, SOLD W134. Linto, Navy Day 1943, SOLD W135. Linto, Money like people, SOLD W136. Linto #331, Remember... SOLD W137. Linto #288, Hi, Buddy, SOLD W138. Linto #287, Hi, Buddy, SOLD W139. Linto, Money like people, SOLD W140. Linto #367, Look! SOLD W141. Linto #686, War Fund, SOLD W142. Linto #375, I'm going over! SOLD W143. Linto #256, Buy bonds, SOLD W144. Linto #1047, Victory, VT, SOLD W145. Linto #999, Money in bag, SOLD W146. Linto #932, Homeward SOLD W147. Linto #946, Good US Bonds, SOLD W148. Linto #944, He is taking chances, SOLD W149. Linto, Typed line: "Japan wants to surrender," SOLD W150. Linto #941, Cigarettes hard to get? SOLD W151. Morris Beck, Armistice Day 1943, $9.00 W152. Boone, very bold, SOLD W153. Yontz, thermograph, SOLD W154. C.F. Shaw, green, clean, SOLD W155. Elmer A. Anderson, SOLD W156. Schlichte, #7 oversize, $5.00 W157. Runge, $5.00 W158. Runge, SOLD W159. Runge, $5.00 W160. Kosko, $5.00 W161. Kosko, $5.00 W162. W. Smith, SOLD W163. Unknown, SOLD W164. Glenn Smith, $5.00 W165. Cozart, SOLD W166. Sanders, SOLD W167. Ray Davis, SOLD W168. Ray Davis, SOLD W169. D.M. Norton, SOLD W170. Ralph Davis, SOLD W171. Darrell Davis, SOLD

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