War ration book four spare

There are many forms of rationing, and in western civilization people experience some of them in daily life without. In 1942, five months after december 8, 1941 the united states entered the second world war, book one series were issued. In accepting this book, i recognize that it remains the property of the united states government. I will use it only in the manner and for the purposes authorized by. Note the first stamps in war ration book one will be used for the purchase of sugar. War ration book four book 4 introduced julyaugust 1943. New hampshire historical society war ration book four. Holmes of henniker, nh by the united states office of prince administration in 1943. There is also a notice on the back to cooperate with the local salvage committee.

Scotland a world war two ration book a world war two ration book i remember seeing this at home when i was little. Green and blue stamps were used for processed foods such as canned and bottled fruits, juice, vegetables, soup, baby food, frozen food, spreads and dried foods. Each stamp was illustrated with a military symbol such as a naval ship, airplane, tank, gun, horn of plenty or torch of liberty, adding a patriotic flair. This item is a set of four 4 wwii war ration book ones, and one 1 wwii war ration book four. World war ll ration book printable pdf teaching history. Price new from used from paperback, january 1, 1942 please retry. Several photographs of the paperwork needed to obtain food and gas are displayed here. Mileage certificate undated world war ii rationing stamps program, 19431946. Rationing controls the size of the ration, which is ones allowed portion of the resources being distributed on a particular day or at a particular time. The ration books contained removable stamps good for certain rationed items, like sugar. Ration book four also included spare stamps that were occasionally validated for the purchase of five extra pounds of pork. Also included is a leather carrying wallet that is stamped ration books. War ration book three ration coupons on the home front. Guide to the world war ii ration coupon collection, 1942.

Red stamps were used for meats and the black stamps were used as spares in the event that. War ration book one ration coupons on the home front. Heres a look at what those ration books and rationing stamps looked like. The ministry of foods carefully formulated diet is generally believed to have improved the nations health. Childrens rationbooks allowed them more of certain items, such as milk, but less of.

What is the value of world war 2 ration books with all the. I was given 6 war ration books with most of the stamps still in them. Pricing depends on rarity, and they get more value, the more provenance you can document tying it to particular families, particular persons, and so on. 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.

Cover world war ii in maryland enoch pratt free library digital. The front cover of the war ration s book is featured on the picture above. Four different series of war ration books were issued. How many of each war ration book did each family recieve. United states of america war ration book one may 4, 1942. Ration stamps became a kind of currency with each family being issued a war ration book. Rationing for the war in the united states began in 1942 and ended in 1946. Interesting question, since i have some as family heirlooms, meaning they are not for sale. Make it do sugar rationing in world war ii sarah sundin. In 1944, confusion arose when spare canning sugar stamp 37 was. The war ration stamps are very common and the demand for them in the collectors circle is not very high.

Ration book four was printed in red, blue and green. Any attempt to violate the rules is an effort to deny. Rationing is a vital part of your countrys war effort. Our unit is on wwii, and we want our students to be the people in america at the time of the war. War ration book four page 3 of 8 the portal to texas. Interior typically consisted of 8 security paper leaves printed one side and perforated for 48 ration coupons per leaf. United states of america office of price administration. The work of issuing ration books and exchanging used. This new ration book, replacement for present books when their stamps are used up, will be distributed during the early summer. It contains four pages of point stamps, similar to the point stamps in war ration book 2, though slightly different in design and printed in brown ink. Ration book one was issued in may 1942, book two in january 1943, book three in october of 1943, and book four towards the end of 1943. Wwii war ration book four issued to henry steinke, new germany, minn. All car owners received a letter windshield stickers and a gas ration coupon booklet. Ration books became a way of life for everyone at home during world war ii.

We want to simulate the time where rations needed to be used. Book ones are dated 1942 and have just a few stamps each. Dont know the items rationed by this book, some marked coffee, spare, others just have letters of the alphabet. 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. War ration book four page 4 of 8 the portal to texas. Office of price administration author see all 2 formats and editions hide. Book four is mostly full and has stamps for coffee, sugar and spare stamps.

I have all four books, the first one only has three stamps left, book 2 is empty, book 3 has three full pages and one page that is only missing three stamps, book four has one full page of green stamps, five red stamps, nine blue stamps loose, 34 black spare stamps attached, with three more. Food rationing lasted for 14 years in britain, from 1940 until 1954. As a matter of fact, when a gallup poll on march 5, 1943, asked americans, do you understand how the food point rationing system works. The office of price administration opa was in charge of this program, but it relied heavily on volunteers to hand out the ration books and explain the system to consumers and merchants. During world war ii, ration books were distributed to families by the office of price administration opa to help regulate food shortages as a result of the war. Throughout the 1940s and for nine years after the end of the war every man woman and child in britain owned ration books of coupons for food and clothing. 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. 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. Householders filled out applications and then waited for their ration books, which.

Allotment is one unit onefifth, on quart of two pints of. Each book contained not only coupons for tea, coffee, and sugar, but also spare. An american child purchases a can of v8, handing the grocer his ration book. Rationing was introduced temporarily by the british government several times during the 20th century, during and immediately after a war at the start of the second world war in 1939, the united kingdom was importing 20 million long tons of food per year, including about 70% of its cheese and sugar, almost 80% of fruit and about 70% of cereals and fats.

Between 1942 1947, the government issued four different series of ration books. Some of the ration stamps are used but many are intact. Of the 180,000,000 printed, 123,000,000 were issued. More than 8,000 ration boards across the country administered the program. Ration book four also introduced red and blue cardboard tokens, each valued at onepoint, to be used as change for ration coupon purchases. Back has mis use warnings and says when you have used your rations salvage the tin cans and waste fats. What is the value of war ration book four with stamps. Collection consists of ration coupons, stickers, permits, and certificates for tires, bicycles, typewriters, sugar, shoes, fuel oil, gasoline, and food which were issued by the office of price administration between 19421946. Initially used to ration sugar, coupons were later designated for other products. You had to have ration stamps to buy things at the store. Rationing is the controlled distribution of scarce resources, goods, services, or an artificial restriction of demand. Civilians first received ration books war ration book number one, or the sugar book on 4 may 1942, through more than 100,000 schoolteachers, pta groups, and other volunteers 7. On april 27, 1942, families registered for ration books at their local. War ration book five undated mileage ration coupons, undated box1, folder4 containers description dates box folder 1 4 item 1.

It still cost money, but you couldnt even buy it unless you had stamps. The first two images explain how ration books were to be used. Every american was issued a series of ration books during the war. Rescuing texas history, 2015 and was provided to the portal to texas history by the pioneer city county museum. Meat rationing continued for 10 years after dday june 1954 in 1946, when food was just as short as during the preceding years, bread was added to the ration and the sweet ration was halved. Digital collection wwii war ration book 4 american centuries.

World war 2 ration books the war ration was not very high. At an auction less than a week later, i found another group of ration books for a family with children. By the end of the war, about 5,600 local rationing boards staffed by over 100,000 citizen volunteers were. Youll notice that they change slightly throughout the war. Sugar book four spare stamp 49 valid for five pounds through sept.