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1 Quart of Milk - Henri Bélanger Charlesbourg Ouest, Quebec
| Issuer | Henri Bélanger (Dairy), Charlesbourg Ouest, Quebec |
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| Type | Vouchers |
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| Obverse lettering | BON POUR UNE Pinte de Lait HENRI BELANGER CHARLESBOURG OUEST |
| Reverse description | Blank light blue paper, unprinted, showing natural aging and wear consistent with circulation as a redeemable dairy token. |
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Milk tokens and scrip issued by small Quebec dairies in the mid-twentieth century occupy an odd corner of notaphily — neither true currency nor purely utilitarian token, but a prepayment instrument that functioned as a private medium of exchange within a single delivery route. Henri Bélanger operated out of Charlesbourg Ouest, a distinct municipality that was absorbed into the city of Charlesbourg in 1976, which helps bracket the likely period of issue.
Blue paper was the near-universal convention for one-quart denominations among Quebec dairy issuers, distinguishing quart scrip from pint or cream issues at a glance in a wire bottle basket at 5 a.m.