look at what i found

Beater

Beater

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found this on an old windshield in a chicken coop. alberta wartime gas ration windshield sticker saved it prity cool

 
That's awesome. I've never seen a Canadian one before. What a great piece of history.

Ken
 
That does look more artistic than the American ration stickers. My Seattle constructed coupe must have spent time in Canada because there were various bits of Canadiana debris from the 1940's behind the seat, including a mold-stained citation from the RCMP.
 
I'm going to take it and see if I can get some repro ones made. if figured out it was from 44 the big white V for victory symbol is for the Normandy landing. prity neat is right. it was on an A closed car windshield that all the lamanant had gone dry except for the very top inch . I got a glass cutter and carfully cut/ broke it out. actually off to see a friend today that does this kind of reproduction work, so we will see
 
Beater, nice find. Europe was involved in the war since the late '30s. The "V" for Victory sign was started way before Normandy and wasn't started by the US or the UK. The "V" sign was first proposed by the Belgian Minister of Justice in January of 1941, 11 months before Pearl Harbor. It gained so much popularity it was adopted by the Brit's and when the US entered the war in 1941 we started using it.
 
right. well I'm learning, only know what I read online. Canada to was basically in it since 39 as we were part of the comomwealth.. it does look different than any other 44 dated sticker I can find. so maybe it is earlier than 44

I allways thought the V for victory or V for the second front was churchills thing starting that.
 
just FYI I am going to get some made. found the right guy anyone of you interested let me know have no idea on cost right now
 
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just FYI I am going to get some made. found the right guy anyone of you interested let me know have no idea on cost right now[/QUOT

Don't know if this is any help. I challenged myself with photoshop program.
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During the war years, my father may have issued that actual sticker. He was the head of the WAR Time Prices & Trade Board based in Calgary.
 
very interesting. like I said I am on the way to making some high quality reproductions. ill post here when I get them finished
 
With that Government stamp or Logo you might be out of luck unless you are able to do it yourself. It could fall into the same category as counterfeiting paper money that was printed in that era. Maybe the printer wont care or know any different. Use caution
 
yea I'm having no troubles at all so far. do you have any other interesting things from yourfamily from that era like this?
 
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