Comments on: How to recover lost Savings Bonds http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/ Sat, 21 Nov 2009 02:19:35 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50268 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 18:40:39 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50268 Larry - There is really no other choice I can offer you than to fill out the form (see the article at the top of this page). But I think your sister is asking you to work with her to reconnect with your mother's family. Accomplishing that will ultimately be worth more to you than the Savings Bond. Savings Bond gifts have never been about the money. They're about family bonds and emotional attachments and inter-generational connections. Tom Adams Larry - There is really no other choice I can offer you than to fill out the form (see the article at the top of this page).

But I think your sister is asking you to work with her to reconnect with your mother's family. Accomplishing that will ultimately be worth more to you than the Savings Bond.

Savings Bond gifts have never been about the money. They're about family bonds and emotional attachments and inter-generational connections.

Tom Adams

]]> by: Larry http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50217 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 05:46:24 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50217 Hi Tom, I recently found out from my sister that our grandmother had purchased bonds for all us children. She was given her's years ago. I just learned that my grandmother has passed last year and that there should be a bond out there for me. How do I go about looking to see if it's true or not? I have not talked to anyone on my mother's side of the family for almost 20 years. Both of my parents are deceased so I am not sure of what to do or who to turn to for help. Any Ideas? Thanks for any help you can offer. Larry Hi Tom,

I recently found out from my sister that our grandmother had purchased bonds for all us children. She was given her's years ago. I just learned that my grandmother has passed last year and that there should be a bond out there for me. How do I go about looking to see if it's true or not? I have not talked to anyone on my mother's side of the family for almost 20 years. Both of my parents are deceased so I am not sure of what to do or who to turn to for help. Any Ideas?
Thanks for any help you can offer.

Larry

]]> by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50004 Tue, 27 Oct 2009 14:54:50 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-50004 Dee - Impossible time? The process from your point of view is the same as it would be if you had all the additional information. You fill out the form and give as much information as you have. It's the folks at the Treasury who have the impossible time. How impossible may depend on how unusual your name is. They may find the records or they may not, but what you need to do is exactly the same in either case - fill out the form and send it in. Tom Adams Dee - Impossible time? The process from your point of view is the same as it would be if you had all the additional information. You fill out the form and give as much information as you have.

It's the folks at the Treasury who have the impossible time. How impossible may depend on how unusual your name is. They may find the records or they may not, but what you need to do is exactly the same in either case - fill out the form and send it in.

Tom Adams

]]> by: Dee http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49959 Mon, 26 Oct 2009 22:06:24 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49959 Hi - I am 40 years old and was given savings bonds throughout my young life as gifts. My brother also acquired them. My mom recently passed and was holding these bonds but they have disappeared. I don't know how many I had - between my brother and I had to be around 20 or so. Will I have an impossible time trying to get these replaced seeing as I don't have any serial numbers or dates of when they were issued. I would say they ranged in years from 1969 - 1977. Hi -

I am 40 years old and was given savings bonds throughout my young life as gifts. My brother also acquired them. My mom recently passed and was holding these bonds but they have disappeared. I don't know how many I had - between my brother and I had to be around 20 or so. Will I have an impossible time trying to get these replaced seeing as I don't have any serial numbers or dates of when they were issued. I would say they ranged in years from 1969 - 1977.

]]> by: Tom Adams http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49841 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:50:44 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49841 Tahni - see <a href="http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/have-these-bonds-been-cashed/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">this post</a>. Beth - Did the bonds have your name on them? If so, you sign the form. If not, the transfer to you wasn't handled properly and you'll need to <a href="http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/ask-tom-a-question/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">ask the Treasury</a> how to proceed as it's too complicated to get into here. Mark - yes and use the form mentioned at the top of this page. Allen - I hope you mean WWII. Use <a href="http://www.treasurydirect.gov/forms/sav5336.pdf" rel="nofollow">this form</a>. Tom Adams Tahni - see this post.

Beth - Did the bonds have your name on them? If so, you sign the form. If not, the transfer to you wasn't handled properly and you'll need to ask the Treasury how to proceed as it's too complicated to get into here.

Mark - yes and use the form mentioned at the top of this page.

Allen - I hope you mean WWII. Use this form.

Tom Adams

]]> by: Allan http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49838 Mon, 19 Oct 2009 16:29:59 +0000 http://www.savings-bond-advisor.com/how-to-recover-lost-savings-bonds/#comment-49838 Tom, I have a great uncle who bought hundreds of war bonds during WWI, sadly, he was killed in combat and never had a will. How do I go about claiming these bonds as his Great Nephew? He has no other living relatives. Thanks, Allan Tom,

I have a great uncle who bought hundreds of war bonds during WWI, sadly, he was killed in combat and never had a will.

How do I go about claiming these bonds as his Great Nephew? He has no other living relatives.

Thanks,
Allan

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