Walter,
I put this question to a retired U.S. Army Colonel friend of mine, who responded
accordingly:
"I think they are still good and there has been quite a bit of accrued interest
on them (not enough to overcome the ravages of 45-plus years of inflation
though). If he takes them to any full service bank, they can quickly answer the
question of are they still negotiable and for how much. I don't know what their
worth would be in the collectibles market. I am not sure there is a large market
for old government financial instruments."
I hope this helps, and please keep us posted! I would like to know the outcome,
purely for interest's sake...
-- Regards,Geoff Winnington-Ball MAPLE LEAF UP! ==> Zephyr, Ontario, Canada ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Maple Leaf Up - The Canadian Army Overseas in WW2 http://www.mapleleafup.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ 1st Canadian Armoured Carrier Regiment http://www.1cacr.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Walter Keller wrote:
> Anyone on the list have experience with War Bonds? A relative (age 90) > has 6 $25.00 war savings and defence savings bonds all from 1942 - can > they be cashed in? or are they just a collectors item. > Thanks > Walter Keller > > ===Mil-Veh is a member-supported mailing list=== > To unsubscribe, send e-mail to: <mil-veh-off@mil-veh.org> > To switch to the DIGEST mode, send e-mail to <mil-veh-digest@mil-veh.org> > To reach a human, contact <ack@mil-veh.org>
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