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1 Cent - Safeway Stores Denver, Colorado
| Issuer | Safeway Stores, Denver Division |
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| Currency | Dollar (1785-date) |
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| Obverse description | Light green paper with a chain-link border frame enclosing all text. The denomination "ONE CENT" appears in bold letterpress at top centre, flanked by two serrated circular vignettes each bearing "1¢". Below, a redemption clause is set in roman type, with the Safeway "S" logo medallions flanking the issuer name at foot. |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE CENT 1C 1C FOOD STAMP CREDIT Redeemable Only By Participant of U.S. Govt. Food Stamp Program for Food Items on Authorized List ... at any-- SAFEWAY STORES DENVER DIVISION |
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Safeway's Denver Division issued paper scrip in small denominations — including fractional cents — as a practical workaround during the coin shortage that plagued U.S. retailers in the early 1930s Depression years. Whether this particular piece dates to that period or to the distinct wartime coin shortages of 1942–1943 depends on the series markings, as Safeway stores in several regions issued scrip during both disruptions.
Denver-division issues are less frequently documented than those from Safeway's California operations, making clean attribution to a specific issue date difficult without the series letter or control number.