War & Conflicts Discussions => World War II => Topic started by: Alan65 on 9 July 2009, 23:08:18



Title: The Home Front: USA Ration Books
Post by: Alan65 on 9 July 2009, 23:08:18
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Here is the front cover of a US Ration coupon booklet, c1943.
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4 types of the coupons found inside the book; some good for meats/fat some for canned goods, others for car products still others for sugar.
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The back of the booklet with instructions and tips, including advice not to "pay more than the legal price" for anything.

Here is one site which explains a bit more:  http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/events/rationing2.htm (http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/events/rationing2.htm)
Some of the stamps appear different on this site from the ones in my book shown here even though both are supposedly the same 'War Ration book Four'.