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1 Cent - Arapahoe Stores, Inc. #4 Pueblo, Colorado
| Issuer | Arapahoe Stores, Inc. |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | 1₵ 1₵ CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT - REDEEMABLE FOR AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE ONLY AT INDICATED STORE Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT Food Stamp Program CERTIFICATE OF CREDIT ARAPAHOE STORES, INC. #4 1111 W. NORTHERN AVE. PUEBLO, COLO. 81004 Store Stamp GOOD FOR 1₵ IN AUTHORIZED MERCHANDISE UNDER U.S.D.A. FOOD STAMP PROGRAM ONLY 1₵ 1₵ |
| Reverse description | Entirely plain tan paper with no printing, lettering, or decorative elements; the reverse is completely blank. |
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Arapahoe Stores, Inc. was a cooperative grocery chain operating in Colorado, and scrip of this type was issued as in-store credit — a practical instrument for managing small-change transactions at the retail counter rather than any kind of emergency currency. The Pueblo, Colorado designation identifies the specific branch or issuing unit, as cooperative chains of this period often printed location-specific scrip to limit redemption to individual stores.
The "#4" designation suggests this was at minimum the fourth branch in the Arapahoe system operating in or around Pueblo.