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Show u War Savings Stamps Become Due Jan. 1, 1923 Washington, Novomber 16. War Savings Stamps of the series of 1918 becomo due and payable oa January 1, 1612. The people who bought these stamps will recelvo their full face value upon redemption and will find that the money they saved live years ago has earned every year about four por cent compounded interest. In order to afford holders of war savings sav-ings stamps an opportunity to continue tholr Investment in a safe government security the Treasury Department la offoring an exchange of War Savings Stamps for Treasury Savings Certificates. Certi-ficates. The certificates aro issuod in denominations of S25, $100 and 1,000, maturity value, and aold for 120.50, $82 and $820, respectively. Holders of War Savings Stamps can get thorn at I a B M p tboso prices upon application through tholr own banks or tholr post offices. Exchanges will bo mado as ot January 1, 1923, upon applications presented between November 15, 1022, and January Janu-ary 15, lt23. Immodlato paymont will bo mado In cash ot any difference duo tho holder ot War Savings Stamps it ho takes tho largost posslblo amount of Treasury Savings Cortiflcatos on tho exchange. Tho growing Inclination ot tho peoplo tli save and tholr doslro to And n safe reinvestment for their monoy leads Treasury officials to bellovo that a largo part of tho six hundred million dollars In War Savings Stamps soon to bocomo duo will bo exchanged for Troasury Savings Cortiflcatos. |