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United States Government Printing Office Thanks Buddy!

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC09654.49 Author/Creator: United States Government Printing Office Place Written: Washington, District of Columbia Type: Poster Date: 1944 Pagination: 1 poster Height: 63.5 cm, Width: 50.8 cm Order a Copy

One poster entitled, "Thanks Buddy!" printed by the United States Government Printing Office, dated 1944. Poster features a soldier shaking hands with a paper boy who is carrying papers under his arm. The poster reads, "Thanks Buddy! Newspaper Boys Have Sold Over 1 1/4 Billion War Saving Stamps Since Pearl Harbor." The identifying numbers at the bottom of the poster are WFD945 and O-608745.

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