Show W WAR A R STAMP IS BRITISH y IDEA washington an interesting corri com between the systems of war swings stamps in great britain find america is made by the hie savings division ot of the united states tm treasury aury england had been selling belling war sayings savings certificates for more thim than a year before tills this attractive form of investment was as offered d to the people of the lie united states this country has had the advantage of the unions britons expels ence in this field and while t alie lie two daviu gs stamps are alike in most respects there are a few interest interesting in differences feren ces the british war savings stamp is dated when purchased and is due exactly live five years from that late date this enables them to sell the certificates always alays ays tor for the same gd the american war savings stamps are issued in annual series senes and each series lias has a uniform date of issuance and of maturity the present fate is 19 kept uniform by Inc increasing rensIng the purchase price one cent each month this moans means that all of the 1919 1910 war savings stamps will matuie in january 1924 chile v lille in three or four years british war savings stamps will begin coming up for redemption in varying amounts each day the british system the british have devolved the system of purchasing the regular sixpence postage stamps which are pasted on a card until 31 are obtained then the card is ex exchanged hanged for a war savings certificate americans on the other hand can purchase a 25 cent thrift stamp and thus gradually accumulate the required 16 stamps necessary to purchase h a war savings stamp adding ing ol of course tile the necessary amount according ec to the month namely 12 cents tor for january or 23 cents tor for december war savings societies or associations lis as the british term them are very numerous in tile british isles each person affiliated with the association contributes either a fixed sum or any amount lie he can at regular intervals say each week whenever nevar the secretary finds gd cd or more in the treasury lie he immediately purchases one or more war savings certificates for liisi his society so that the certificates begin to draw interest As As soon as a number of persons have completed their pan pa merits it is customary to draw lots for foi the advantage of the earliest dated certificates in tile the association treasury thus the lucky person may obtain a I 1 certificate which lias has been accumulating interest for weeks pus sibly while the last stamp drawn will of course be only a few days old exe exempt ampt from taxation hoth both british savings certificates es and american war savings stamps are exempt from taxation and for this and aher reasons there ii a limitation to the amount that may bo be held by one individual in the early war days in eagland persons with income exceeding 1500 were ee not permitted to buy fhi vinga tills this condition was later changed so that anyone may hold savings certificates up to about yrjo 2503 mati maturity rity value in the knitel states one individual may not holi ir ro e than 1000 of any me cne series iii ii both countries there Is no limitation preventing ouch cuch member of ft 0 family trout holding akil ihnat |