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PROF. [DR J . TINMRaKN
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THE HAGUE, J a n u a r y 8, 1954
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Social Security Field Office,
Ardmöre (Pennsylvania)

Gentlemen,
Please, find enclosed my social security card; having
moved back to ray home cotintry, the Netherlands, I do not want it
anymore. Por your administration it seems to rae to be the best
thing if I send it back to you.
Yours very sincerely.

Y O U R C A R D is like a n insurance p o l i c y .
It
shows y o u have a n insurance account with the U. S.
Government, under the o l d - a g e a n d survivors insurance system provided for in the Social Security A c t .
Y O U R A C C O U N T is a record of the p a y y o u
receive which counts t o w a r d o l d - a g e a n d survivors
insurance benefits. The size of benefits w i l l d e p e n d
upon the amount of wages credited to your account.

MONTHLY BENEFITS MAY BE PAID:
W h e n M a n is Insured

W h e n W o m a n is Insured

to

to

man a n d w i f e , 6 5 a n d
over

w o m a n 6 5 a n d over a n d
dependent husband,
65 a n d over

children under 18
wife or w i d o w ( a n y age)
with children under 18
w i d o w 6 5 or over
dependent parents 6 5
or over

children under 18

A S K A N Y social security field office.
If y o u d o n ' t know where t o find a field office, ask
your post office or look in the telephone directory.
A n y field office w i l l —

dependent widower 6 5
a n d over

1.—help y o u t o check u p o n your social

dependent parents 6 5
a n d over

security

account.
2 . — e x p l a i n your rights a n d duties, a n d the i n surance benefits y o u a n d your f a m i l y m a y

In a d d i t i o n , when an insured worker dies a lump-sum
p a y m e n t m a y be mode to the w i d o w (or widower)
or to the person who p a i d the funeral expenses.

receive.
3 . — h e l p y o u or your survivors t o file claim for
benefits when the time comes.
Form

Y O U R C A R D shows the number of your social
security account. The number is necessary to ident i f y the account as belonging to y o u .

OAAN-7006
(9-50)

SOCIAL SECURITY INSURES
U. S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE: 1950—O-906313

Your social security card is like an insurance
policy,
it Is the key to your social security
account. This leaflet explains why your card
is important to y o u .
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TAKE CARE of your card!
Y O U R C A R D is in t w o parts—the upper
which Is the card itself, a n d a stub.

part,

Federal Security Administrator.

M O S T
W O R K E R S
now come under
Federal o l d - a g e a n d survivors insurance, including:
People working in factories, mills, mines, offices,
stores, hotels, restaurants a n d the l i k e ; workers regularly e m p l o y e d on farms or as domestics in private
homes,- a n d , b y agreement, employees of nonprofit
institutions a n d of State a n d l o c a l governments.
Self-employed p e o p l e , except farm operators a n d
some professional groups, also come under this social
security system.
WHEN Y O U WORK
on a j o b that is under
social security, show your card to your employer.
Make
sure
your e m p l o y er takes d o w n
your- name
and
social
security number exactly as
they are shown
on your c a r d .
IF Y O U A R E one of the self-employed persons
covered b y social security, show your name a n d
number ( e x a c t l y as on your card) on the social
security report y o u file with your annual income
tax return.

IF YOU LOSE YOUR CARD show

S I G N Y O U R N A M E on both parts, o n the line
marked " W o r k e r ' s S i g n a t u r e . "
K E E P T H E C A R D itself in a c a r d holder, or a
tough envelope of some sort. Carry your c a r d with
y o u when y o u are l o o k i n g for a j o b so y o u w i l l be
sure to have it to show to your new employer. W h e n
y o u are not carrying the card with y o u , keep it in a
safe place with your other v a l u a b l e possessions.

L E A V E T H E S T U B att a c h e d t o this folder a n d
put them a w a y for safekeeping. I f y o u should lose
the c a r d , the stub w i l l help
y o u to get a d u p l i c a t e . In
case of your death it m a y
be useful to your f a m i l y in
filing c l a i m for survivors'
insurance b e n e f i t s .
Tell
your f a m i l y a b o u t your
social security card a n d let
them know where y o u have
put it.

the stub to the nearest social security field office
a n d ask for a duplicafe.
Y o u can get a duplicate
without the stub but not as q u i c k l y .
If y o u change
your n a m e — b y marriage or d i v o r c e , for e x a m p l e —
write or visit the nearest social security held office
a n d ask to have the records changed. Y o u w i l l get
a new card with your new name a n d your o l d number.

U V i i / I N I ask for more than one number.
If y o u
should get it, your p a y w o u l d be credited to more
than one account, a n d both y o u a n d your f a m i l y
might have trouble getting a l l the benefits that might
be due. If y o u a l r e a d y have more than one account
number, get in touch with the nearest social security
field office a n d find out which number t o use.
Turn in the other card.