War Bonds and Premium Bonds

TPINWW

I am trying to find out about my Grandmothers investments she left when she died. My mother inherited paperwork from her mother, in this were War Bonds receipts / numbers and Premium Bond numbers..........

My question is what are War Bonds?? How do we find out?? Are they worth anything?? They must date from WW2 but we know nothing about them.......

We also have some numbers relating to Premium Bonds possibly from the 50's or 60's - are these worth anything?? How do we find out??

Thanks for any help

Tim

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TPINWW wrote: »

I am trying to find out about my Grandmothers investments she left when she died. My mother inherited paperwork from her mother, in this were War Bonds receipts / numbers and Premium Bond numbers..........

My question is what are War Bonds?? How do we find out?? Are they worth anything?? They must date from WW2 but we know nothing about them.......

We also have some numbers relating to Premium Bonds possibly from the 50's or 60's - are these worth anything?? How do we find out??

Thanks for any help

Tim

Try these .....

http://www.selftrade.co.uk/quote.php?symbole=4uWAR

http://uk.answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081028041059AAzvG1C

McKneff

i would be interested in this. i remember, when i was a child my mum
cashing in something called Post War Credits, are these the same thing.

Cook_County

I used to handle Post War Credits - these were a WWII loan from taxpayers to the government charged along with income tax. They are quite different from War Loan which are gilts dating from 1917 & which are unlikely ever to be repaid. http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/saving-and-banking/article.html?in_article_id=363216&in_page_id=7&in_a_source=