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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lettow, post: 2002116, member: 6986&quot;]$25.00 United States Savings Bond bearing Secretary Morgenthau&#039;s signature but without the War Bond legend.&nbsp; Only two others of this variety have been reported.&nbsp; The transition from the signature of Secretary Morgenthau on US savings bonds to Secretary Vinson began in August 1945.&nbsp; The War Bond legend was removed from savings bonds at the same time. </p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Morgenthau signature bonds (designated Series 1943 by the BEP) should all have the War Bond legend while Vinson signatures (Series 1943-A in the BEP nomenclature) should not have the war bond legend.&nbsp; Vinson signature $10.00 war bonds have been observed.&nbsp; Mules (Morganthau signature face/Series 1943-A back and Vinson signature face/Series 1943 back) have also been observed.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p><a href="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/mufelika/2500Morganthaunon-war_zpsbb62f802.jpg[/IMG]" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/mufelika/2500Morganthaunon-war_zpsbb62f802.jpg[/IMG]" rel="nofollow"><img src="http://i78.photobucket.com/albums/j83/mufelika/2500Morganthaunon-war_zpsbb62f802.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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