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1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip - National Food Stores
| Issuer | National Food Stores |
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| Value | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
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| Obverse lettering | NATIONAL FOOD STORES 1C 1C FOOD STAMP CREDIT ONE CENT No. 150968 Redeemable Only At NATIONAL FOOD STORES ALLIED PRINTING TRADES UNION LABEL COUNCIL ST. PAUL 55 |
| Reverse description | Unprinted reverse displaying the yellow-ochre basketweave guilloche underprint paper, with faint show-through of the obverse design visible through the stock. |
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National Food Stores was a major Midwestern supermarket chain headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This scrip was issued as part of the U.S. federal food stamp program's early coupon structure, which required participating retailers to make change in scrip rather than cash — federal regulations prohibited giving currency as change for food stamp purchases, so chains like National Food Stores produced their own fractional certificates to handle the gap.
The Allied Printing Trades Union Label Council imprint in St. Paul was a deliberate choice, signaling organized labor compliance to a unionized workforce and customer base.