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1 Cent - Grab-It Food Markets Non-Local, Indiana
| Issuer | Grab-It Food Markets |
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| Size | 128 x 64 mm |
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| Obverse lettering | FOOD STAMP CREDIT SLIP Redeemable ONLY in eligible foods at: .01 1 CENT GRAB-IT FOOD MARKETS |
| Reverse description | Unprinted white reverse showing a faint bleed-through impression of the obverse design in mirror image, confirming single-sided letterpress printing on thin plain paper stock with no additional design elements. |
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Grab-It Food Markets was a regional grocery chain that issued its own paper scrip for in-store use — a practice that persisted among American retailers well into the mid-twentieth century, typically as a mechanism for making change without depleting coin reserves or as a customer retention tool tied to loyalty purchases. The "Non-Local" designation on this piece is the detail worth noting: it indicates the scrip was valid across multiple store locations rather than redeemable only at the branch of issue, suggesting the chain had enough geographic spread to require a distinction between site-specific and network-wide instruments.