Rare original WWII August 20 1943 Ford Motor Company payroll cash envelope from the historic Willow Run Bomber Plant era! ✈️🇺🇸 Form 200 (2-1/2MM 6-43) issued during the peak of Detroit's Arsenal of Democracy wartime production.
Features the iconic Consolidated B-24 Liberator heavy bomber illustration on the reverse with text reading: "It is WELL CALLED The LIBERATOR / BACKED BY U.S. WAR BONDS 'Buy YOURS - TODAY!' AT THE PAYMASTER'S OFFICE."
Front features bold Ford script, official UAW-CIO circular union bug, employee badge Y-9491 Klaus, $103.77 net cash, and dedicated red stamped deductions including $17.00 for War Bonds and $20.40 for Federal Income Tax. Flap features the patriotic slogan: "FOR VICTORY BUY UNITED STATES WAR BONDS AND STAMPS." Measures approx. 5.5" x 3.25". Please see the pictures included for details.
* Details:
- Issuer: Ford Motor Company (Willow Run / River Rouge, MI)
- Date: August 20, 1943 (8 20 43)
- Form: Form 200 (2-1/2MM 6-43)
- Graphics: B-24 Liberator bomber back art and Victory War Bonds flap slogan
- Markings: Official UAW-CIO union bug and employee ID Y-9491 Klaus
- Deductions: $17.00 War Bond, $20.40 Income Tax, $1.43 Soc. Sec. Tax
* Condition Report:
- Vintage original 1943 paper ephemera in very good condition
- Unsealed, fully intact flap with no rips or paper loss
- Sharp, dark typography, red factory deduction stamps, and crisp airplane illustration
- Faint period paymaster pencil math in upper margin ($18.43 / $122.20)
- Light, supple handling waves consistent with genuine factory payroll use
* Returns and Shipping:
- Shipped flat inside an archival sleeve with rigid backing boards via USPS Ground Advantage with tracking
- 30 day return policy