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5 Cents New Cumberland General Depot
| Issuer | Officers' Open Mess, New Cumberland General Depot |
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| Year | 1940-1955 |
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| Value | 5 Cents (0.05 USD) |
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| Obverse description | Black letterpress print on beige paper with perforated edges. Issuer name occupies the left panel in bold block lettering, with a red alphanumeric serial number below. The denomination '5 CENTS' appears in a ruled rectangular box at right. A caution notice in smaller italic type reads 'NOT GOOD IF DETACHED' at lower left. |
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| Obverse lettering | OFFICERS' OPEN MESS NEW CUMBERLAND GEN. DEPOT, PA. NOT GOOD IF DETACHED 5 CENTS |
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New Cumberland General Depot, located on the west bank of the Susquehanna River in Pennsylvania, was a major U.S. Army supply installation that expanded dramatically during World War II and remained active through the Korean War period. Officers' mess scrip of this kind circulated exclusively within the mess itself — legal tender nowhere else — and was printed locally rather than through any central military script authority. The issuing body had full discretion over design, denomination, and quantity, which is why these pieces vary considerably in paper stock and printing quality even within the same series.
Survival rates are low. Mess scrip was rarely saved and officially worthless once the mess closed its accounts.