U.S. Federal Reserve Check Dated January 30, 1943

PipestonePete

I discovered this old U.S. Treasury check in a group of WWII booklets and photos. The check is made out to the owner of the booklets, etc. and was never redeemed. Is there any collector interest in this sort of item?

sellitstore

Yes, it's U.S. Government issued and WW2 dated. The guys who collect MPCs often like this stuff, too.

SaorAlba

Looks like it was a payout for tires that were turned in for recycling - rubber was in short supply due to the war and was rationed. To a WWII memorabilia collector it does have interest especially since it was never cashed.

Steve_in_Tampa

It’s possible that member @lettow might like to add it to his collection.

vonlettow

SaorAlba has it correctly identified. It was for the DSC Idle Tire program. Tires that were not on vehicles (idle tires) were required to be turned in. It was not a voluntary program. The government paid $.20 per tire.

sellitstore

And now you have to pay a disposal fee to get rid of tires. Twenty cents each is a good deal.