Nnwwii ration book stamps

The stamps were used to buy sugar, coffee, flour, meat, etc. The front cover of the war rations book is featured on the picture above. Each stamp authorized a purchase of rationed goods in the quantity and time designated, and the book guaranteed each family its fair share of goods made scarce, thanks to the war. The first ration book was introduced in the us in 1942, with people receiving their first one on may 4 th the same year. Items cost a certain number of the stamps, and once youd used up your stamps for the month.

Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946. The back reads never buy rationed goods whitout ration stamps never pay more than the legal price. The name and address details are left blank front of the ration book therefore students could fill in their own details. Ww2 replica junior ration book and identity card 4.

Ration books of world war ii arizona historical society. The following instructions apply to your first book and will apply to any later books, unless other wise ordered by the office of price administration. In 1942, five months after december 8, 1941 the united states entered the second world war, book one series were issued. Ration books, stamps, and tokens an anti hoarding, prorationing poster from the united states in world war ii. Jun 29, 2015 these are assorted wwii rations stamps above that i have in my possession. March 1, 1942 food rationing begins nationwide the. Before the stamps of the war ration book may be used, the person for whom it was issued must sign it as indicated in the book. Ration stamps were widely used during world war ii by both sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal supply of goods. World war ii home front ration book four 1942 1945. Ration stamps became a kind of currency with each family being issued a war ration book. Stamps also were required for such items as shoesyes, shoes were rationed.

The red stamps were for butter, margarine, meats, cheese, fats, and canned fish. Wwii ration stamps explained part one living like the past. I will be posting different articles and will number them so you can keep up and so each post will not be too long and cause loading problems. I was given 6 war ration books with most of the stamps still in them. This is a wwii ration book 3 that i have in my possession. Mckeough, office of price administration regional head, announced yesterday. Use this ration booklet to teach about ww2 and rationing. Both have 3 sheets of stamps plus one partial sheet of 46 stamps. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products.

Book one below was issued on may 5th, 1942 by avis hays registrar for local board no. Create a role play area and provide students with one, and let them experience rationing firsthand. Pictures, scans, text of war ration book one, two, three, four issued between 1942 and 1945 by office of price administration, local board 181920, caddo parish, louisiana. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Four different series of war ration books were issued. This article may feature affiliate links to amazon or other companies, and purchases made via these links may earn us a small commission at no additional.

Note the first stamps in war ration book one will be used for the purchase of sugar. World war ii ration book three stamps these are the. Red and blue stamps have been from ration book number two. You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. World war ii ration book three stamps these are the world war ii ration stamp books of young william walton smith jr. Holders like these would help protect the book and its stamps. Each man, woman, and child could purchase up to three pairs of leather shoes a year, using designated stamps in war ration book one, and later in books three and four. Mar 23, 2007 ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some 5,500 local ration boards of mostly volunteer workers selected by local officials.

My husband and i are currently living one year as they did in 1943. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. Staining, soiling and other cosmetic damage would detract from the resale value of your wwii era ephemera. The typical car owner received an a gas ration coupon booklet, allowed 150 miles of driving per month and only 3 gallons per week, but if someones job required them to drive further then the a book allowed them they would be eligible for the b gas ration coupon booklet. Rationing of all kinds and on all items ended in 1946 when the war ended. Jan 31, 20 the small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. Food is a weapon the rationing of goods in us during wwii. But dont sell it untill you get a good idea of the prices people are getting for that kind of thing. Various amounts of ration stamps still remain and booklets have previous owners names on them. World war two ration stamp points release dates living like. The name of a person under 18 years of age may be signed either by such person or by his father, mother, or guardian. At the bottom it reads when you have used your ration, salvage the tin cans and waste fats. Price new from used from paperback, 1942 please retry.

The clothing ration book belonging to winifred skinner of kingston. The kind and amount of rationed commodities were not specified on most of the stamps and were not defined until later when local newspapers published, for example, that beginning on a specified date, one airplane stamp was required in addition to cash to buy one pair of shoes and one stamp number 30 from ration book four was required to buy 5. Jul 10, 2015 red and blue stamps have been from ration book number two. Ration book two contained red and blue stamps, numbered az, each with different ration point designations. Each page is separate so you can include what you need. How war affects the cash in your pocket and the food on your plate dont make the mistake of thinking a war half a world away wont affect you, because one way or another, it will. See more ideas about ration stamp, stamp and wartime recipes. Print or photocopy onto coloured card and staple together. In addition to paying cash for an item, ration stamps also had to be paid at the time of purchase. I do not know anything else about this young man, or what became of him. Sugar, the first item rationed nationwide in may 1942, started the process, followed by coffee.

The red stamps were for canned fruits and vegetables. War ration book one this is the cover for holding the ration book that was issued to my grandmother. Wwii ration books the cambridge historical commission. Eine lebensmittelmarke ist eine vom staat ausgegebene erlaubnis, ein bestimmtes lebensmittel in einer bestimmten menge erhalten zu durfen. War ration book five undated mileage ration coupons, undated box1, folder4 containers description dates box folder 1 4 item 1. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month, she couldnt buy any more of that type of food.

All car owners received a letter windshield stickers and a gas ration coupon booklet. Some clothing stamps were eventually validated for shoe rationing. A ration stamp or ration card is a stamp or card issued by a government to allow the holder to obtain food or other commodities that are in short supply during wartime or in other emergency situations when rationing is in force. The opa accepted ration book applications and issued ration books, from which consumers tore out stamps in order to purchase food and other supplies at grocery stores. A person could not buy a rationed item without also giving the grocer the right ration stamp. Green stamps will be replacing blue stamps in new ration book 3.

This replica is faithfully reproduced by a professional uk printer, and is an actual copy of an original ration book from 19441945. Collection consists of ration coupons, stickers, permits, and certificates for tires, bicycles. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. Your first ration book has been issued to you, originally containing 28 war ration stamps. The small coins introduced in 1944 were used by retailers to give change back for food bought with ration stamps. Wwii us war rations books and stamps this page describes the way in which resources such as gas and sugar were rationed and distributed to the civilian population in the united states during wwii. Ww2 replica ration book, evacuee tag and identity card by memorabilia pack company 4. Identification of item, in the world war ii ration coupon collection, 19421946, david m.

May 22, 2006 to a collector it would be worth a great deal. Permission to publish material from the world war ii rationing stamps program must be obtained from the special collections manuscript curator andor the special collections department head. Ration book pouch is leather with interior pouch for tokens. Wwii war ration coupon stamp book wallet pouch lot ww2. When book two was first issued, each household was required to itemize and declare all their canned. The first ration book was introduced in the us in 1942.

People lined up at public places staffed by volunteers who took depositions on how much sugar each family already had at home and then issued ration books containing coupons good for a years supply. Why not create a role play area and provide all children with one, allowing them to experience rationing firsthand. It is interesting to note that some cookbooks published during the war featured sugarless recipes so home cooks could more easily comply with the rationing program. German vacation ration stamps certificate rationing all rubber and steel was placed under the control of local ration boards, including farm machinery, vehicles, and tires. Title world war ii rationing stamps program dates 19431946 inclusive 1943 1946 quantity 1 box. War ration book four with stamps, issued to gertrude smith, spencer, south dakota.

The ration stamps allowed you to purchase a certain amount of each commodity per person in your household. Each ration book held stamps that could be exchanged at a local grocer for rationed items such as coffee, sugar, grains, meat, and canned. To simplify the system, only six shades of leather were produced. A brilliant example of a ration booklet that children can use during their learning on the second world war and rationing. It still cost money, but you couldnt even buy it unless you had stamps. Four opa red and blue points are made of pressed wood.

World war ii ration book three stamps these are the worl. On february 7, 1943, the united states instituted rationing of leather shoes to begin on february 9. The coupons, smaller than postage stamps and stuffed into three little booklets, were for staples like sugar, gas, coffee and milk. Ration stamps were widely used during world war ii by both sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal.

Nine ration books include three war ration book one, three war ration book two, and four war ration book three. These are assorted wwii rations stamps above that i have in my possession. This is the front of a ration book for blue ration stamps which were used to buy processed or canned foods. Mileage certificate undated world war ii rationing stamps program, 19431946. Wwii ration stamps explained part one living like the. Cadillac man finds book of wwii ration stamps news cadillacnews. Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. Vintage war ration book holder, war sugar purchase certificate, four copies of ration book 4, war ration stamps, 1940s world war ii items fabulousvintagestore from shop fabulousvintagestore. Ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii. Jul 11, 2016 the a, b, and c series of green stamps in ration book 4, which will be issued during the last week of october, will be valie for the purchase of canned fruits and vegetables starting nov.

Di natale ration stamps printed, but not used, as a result of the 1973 oil crisis. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used stamps for certificates was handled by some. Office of price administration granted ration stamps for all kinds of items that were in scant supply. If you didnt use all of one kind of your stamps, you would trade them to someone else for a stamp you could use. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar, meat, cooking oil, and canned goods.

Several photographs of the paperwork needed to obtain food and gas are displayed here. A world war 2 ration book template containing 12 pages and a front and back cover. Ration books were very valuable and had to be presented to the grocery clerk. The a, b, and c series of green stamps in ration book 4, which will be issued during the last week of october, will be valie for the purchase of canned fruits and vegetables starting nov. Once a persons ration stamps were used up for a month, she couldnt buy any more of that type. The paper stubs, or stamps, in each ration book purchased rationed consumer goods and foods. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front, 1942. Home page ration book search how to use your war ration book. To conserve rubber and gasoline, a countrywide speed limit of 35miles per hour was implemented.