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1 Cent - A & P Food Stores Wilmington, Pennsylvania
| Issuer | A & P Food Stores |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse lettering | VALID ONLY AT A & P FOOD STORES REDEEMABLE FOR FOODS AUTHORIZED UNDER THE FEDERAL FOOD STAMP PROGRAM (STORE STAMP) 1¢ 1¢ |
| Reverse description | Reverse is essentially plain white stock, showing a faint bleed-through impression of the obverse letterpress printing, with handwritten manuscript notations in ink at centre. |
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A & P (The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company) issued store-specific scrip at various locations during the mid-twentieth century as a minor convenience instrument — useful for making exact change without draining coin registers. This piece is denominated in cents rather than dollars, which places it firmly in that change-making category rather than any broader credit or coupon function. Wilmington, Pennsylvania is a small Chester County community, and a dedicated cent denomination from a single-store location makes this an unusually localized piece of corporate scrip.