German ration stamp for a person on holiday/vacation during World War II (5-day-stamp)
A ration stamp, ration coupon, 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. Ration stamps were widely used during World War II by both
sides after hostilities caused interruption to the normal supply of
goods. They were also used after the end of the war while the economies
of the belligerents gradually returned to normal. Ration stamps were
also used to help maintain the amount of food one could hold at a time.
This was so that one person would not have more food than another.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ration_stamp
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