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| Issuer | Parkhill Arapahoe (U.S.D.A. Food Stamp Program) |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse description | Plain tan cardboard certificate divided by a ruled grid border into corner denomination panels, each printed with '1¢' in bold letterpress. Centre field bears a rubber store stamp with interlocked 'AG' monogram in circle, with store identification text above and redemption conditions below. |
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| Obverse lettering | 1¢ 1¢ CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT - REDEEMABLE FOR AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE ONLY AT INDICATED STORE Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT #49280-1 PARKHILL ARAPAHOE 1401 EAST 8th STREET PUEBLO, COLO. Store Stamp GOOD FOR 1¢ IN AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE UNDER U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ONLY 1¢ 1¢ |
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U.S.D.A. Food Stamp Program coupons issued at the sub-denomination level — fractions of a cent, one cent, and five cents — were produced as change-making instruments for transactions where a full stamp book denomination left a remainder. These cardboard tokens functioned within a closed-loop federal welfare distribution system and were never legal tender. The Parkhill Arapahoe issue locates this piece within a specific Colorado distribution point, likely a tribal or rural community outlet operating under the federal program during the mid-to-late twentieth century.
Cardboard sub-denomination coupons were phased out as the program transitioned to electronic benefit transfer systems in the 1990s.