$1,000 War Savings Bond - 1945 Dated U.S. Treasury Bond - Fantastic Condition for a Rare Denomination

$1,000 U.S. War Savings Bond Series E. Abe Lincoln portrait! Series E United States Savings Bonds were government-issued bonds promoted by the United States Department of the Treasury as war bonds throughout World War II, from 1941 to 1945. Following the conclusion of the war, these bonds remained available as retail investment options until 1980, when they were superseded by other types of savings bonds. The inaugural savings bonds, known as Series A, were introduced in 1935 to promote saving during the Great Depression. They were presented as a secure investment opportunity accessible to the general public. Subsequently, Series B, C, and D bonds were introduced in the following years. The first Series E bond, marketed as a defense savings bond, was purchased by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on May 1, 1941, from Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau. Following the attack on Pearl Harbor in December 1941, which led to the United States' entry into World War II, Series E bonds became recognized as war bonds.