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Credit
1931, 1932 P.T.A. Milk Fund, Superior Wis. In copyright. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Two charity or cinderella stamps (not postage stamps) from a sheet issued at Christmas 1931. This shows a stylized green and white Christmas tree on a red background. White border blank area occupies the left half of the stamp. These would have been sold to raise money for the Milk Fund (providing milk for thse who couldn't afford it (P.T.A. implies it may have been aimed at school children) in Superior, Wisconsin. These stamps would have been stuck onto Chrtistmas card envelopes to brighten them up and spread awareness of the charity.
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Closed stores EPH/88/26 |