Postal History Corner

Sunday, January 8, 2012

Wartime Slogans

1939-1945

Many slogans produced during 1939 - 1945 period were connected to the war effort. This post shows some of the wartime postal and meter slogans dealing with topics such as finance, conservation of materials, and patriotism.

A. Postal Slogans

BLOOD DONORS
WANTED
DONNEURS DE SANG
DEMANDES

Ottawa, October 17, 1944

BUY VICTORY BONDS

Toronto, June 11, 1941

Hamilton, November 5, 1943

CANADIAN LEGION
WAR SERVICES APPEAL
GIVE FREELY NOW

Toronto, February 21, 1940

CONSERVE COALSAVE
ONE TON IN FIVE

Hamilton, January 23, 1944

Postwar use
Ottawa, December 2, 1946

CONSERVE COALCONSERVEZLE CHARBON

Postwar Use
Quebec, April 3, 1946

CZECHOSLOVAKTAG DAY
NOVEMBER-13

Toronto, November 8, 1943

EAT RIGHT
FOR HEALTH

Ottawa, May 27, 1943

ENLIST
NOW

Toronto, October 18, 1941

FILL
A DITTY
BAG

Hamilton, September 11, 1943

See article dealing with ditty bags here.

HELP
THE
RED CROSS

London, March 29, 1945

NETHERLANDSRELIEF FUND
TAG DAY
SEPTEMBER 18TH

Toronto, September 6, 1943

PAY NO MORE
THAN
CEILING PRICES

Toronto, November 17, 1944

Postwar use Vancouver, November 2, 1945

PAY NO MORE
THAN CEILING PRICES
NE PAYEZ PAS PLUS
QUE LES PRIS PLAFOND

Montreal, January 25, 1945

SAVE FAT
FOR
EXPLOSIVES

Toronto, June 29, 1943

SAVE METALS
RAGS AND
WASTE PAPER

Toronto, March 27, 1943

SAVE YOUR SCRAP
MATERIAL
CONSERVEZ VOS
REBUTS

Montreal, January 12, 1943

SOUSCRIVONS
A L'EMPRUNT
DE LA VICTOIRE

Montreal, June 5, 1941

V ... _

According to H.E. Guertin, the "V" for Victory" slogan was first conceived by a Belgian lawyer Victor De Lavelye in January 1941 while in London, England, and its use spread to many Allied nations.
(The Wartime Mail and Stamps Canada 1939-46)