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Show ill SAVINGS MPS Fijil YEN Secretary of Treasury Announces That Baby Bonds Will Be on Sale During 1919. The Secretary of tho Treasury has determined upon tho issuance of a new series of War Savings Certificates Certifi-cates and Stamps to.be placed on sale early in 1919 and to be known as the Series of 1919. The new series will have a maturity date of January i, 1924, and in practically all respects will bo issued on the same terms and in thp s&me manner as tho present Series of 1918. A new $5 Wnr Savings Stamp, blue in color, bearing the head of Benjamin Benja-min Franklin, the apostle of saving, and a former Postmaster General, is in preparation. Tho new stamp will bo placed on sale early in 1919. Tho same Thrift Stamps and Thrift Cards now in uso will be continued in 1919, and will be exchanged into now Series of 1919 War Savings Stamps, payable January 1, 1924, in the same way as tho exchange has been mado during this year into the Scries of 1918 War Savings Stamps. This announcement does not rclcaso any who have given their pledges for 1918 They should be kept just as though there would be no W.S.S. sold next year. W.S.S I |