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1 Cent - Boy's Super Market Albuquerque, New Mexico
| Issuer | Boy's Super Market No. 1, Albuquerque, New Mexico |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | 1¢ CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT - 1¢ REDEEMABLE FOR AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE ONLY AT INDICATED STORE Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT Store Stamp ALL PRIOR ENDORSEMENTS GUARANTEED FOR DEPOSIT ONLY BOY'S SUPER MARKET No. 1 134 ISLETA, S.W. NM 21-51 Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT GOOD FOR 1¢ IN AUTHORISED MERCHANDISE 1¢ UNDER U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ONLY 1¢ |
| Reverse description | Entirely unprinted, presenting a plain tan/buff paper surface with no text, imagery, or security features. |
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American supermarket trade tokens on paper — sometimes called "due bills" or store scrip — were issued by independent grocers throughout the mid-twentieth century as customer loyalty instruments, change substitutes, or promotional coupons redeemable against future purchases. Boy's Super Market operated in Albuquerque during the postwar boom years when New Mexico's urban population was expanding rapidly, and small regional chains used scrip like this to lock in repeat custom against competition from national chains moving into the Southwest.
No federal prohibition applied to this type of merchant scrip provided it was not denominated in exact imitation of U.S. currency — the 1 Cent face value kept it firmly in that safe territory.