A Collection of Vintage Documents, Ration Stamps and a Photo.

[MrNewportCustom]

My brother just showed these to me. They all came from our great aunt Bessie Chaplin (no relation to Charlie) and her husband, Roy. They lived in Hollandale Minnesota. Please excuse the color; I was so excited about copying them that I forgot to set the white balance. :eusa_doh:

Enjoy.

V-fuel oil coupons:

Sugar coupons - five pounds each:

Mileage rations for a 1930 Plymouth:

President and Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt - note the date:

The envelope behind the portrait - note the post mark:

War ration book:

Lee

 

[MrNewportCustom]

More Documents.

Instructions from OAP - 1943:

Mileage rations:

Not sure - gasoline ration stamps, maybe?:

Not sure - Transportaion stamps?:

Farm vehicle registration (?) for a 1926 Ford truck:

Transportation record:

Thank you for viewing.


Lee

 

[BegintheBeguine]

Enjoyable. Thank you for sharing with us, Lee.
Ashley

 

[LizzieMaine]

Very nice accumulation!

The "E" stamps are indeed gasoline coupons -- that class was issued for farm equipment, and could only be used for vehicles that would not be operated on public roads. An "E" card entitled the user to two gallons a week (an "R" card allocation of five gallons was available for farmers who could demonstrate special need for additional fuel). "T" class stamps were issued for trucks involved in the transportation of vital materials, so a farmer taking crops to market would be entitled to a "T" card. Each truck had to be specially registered, as with the certificate shown, and careful records kept of all mileage -- any discrepancies would mean the loss of the ration card and possibly a fine.

 

[russa11]

I thought everyone would find this interesting. This is a site that has some nice pictures in regards to rationing here during World War 2:

http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org/exhibits/events/rationing.htm

 

[zaika]

lee! those are amazing!! my grandma gave me her ration book. she hardly ever needed it as she was in nursing school and got fed there. so the book is full of stamps. save two. lol

thanks for posting the pictures!!