Catalogus
| Uitgever | Safeway Stores |
|---|---|
| Jaar | |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 1 Cent (0.01 USD) |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | ONE CENT 1C 1C FOOD STAMP CREDIT Redeemable Only By Participant of U.S. Gov't. Food Stamp Program for Food Items on Authorized List . . . at any— SAFEWAY STORES IN COUNTIES OF WASHINGTON STATE APPROVED BY U.S.D.A. |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Opschrift keerzijde | VOID |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
Safeway Stores issued scrip in several Pacific Northwest locations during the early 1930s, when coin shortages and Depression-era cash hoarding made small-denomination change genuinely difficult to maintain at retail counters. This Spokane-specific piece reflects a practice common among regional grocery chains at the time: centrally designed scrip printed for individual store locations, redeemable only at the issuing branch.
Spokane was among the harder-hit inland cities during the Depression years, and local scrip from this period circulated more heavily than equivalent pieces from larger urban markets — which is why genuinely circulated survivors tend to show significant wear.