1 Cent - Food Stamp Scrip - National Food Stores

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.