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Collection StructurePoster collection
> How to shop with War Ration Book Two ... 1. Use this ration book ... 2. Use blue stamps only ... 3. The numbers show points ... 4. Look at the point values before you buy... 5. Give the stamps to your grocer ... 6. Fresh fruits and vegetables are not rationed ... Your point allowance must last for the full ration period. Plan how many points you will use each time before you shop. Buy early in the week. Buy early in the day. Foods are going to our fighting men. They come first! ...
Item Title
How to shop with War Ration Book Two ... 1. Use this ration book ... 2. Use blue stamps only ... 3. The numbers show points ... 4. Look at the point values before you buy... 5. Give the stamps to your grocer ... 6. Fresh fruits and vegetables are not rationed ... Your point allowance must last for the full ration period. Plan how many points you will use each time before you shop. Buy early in the week. Buy early in the day. Foods are going to our fighting men. They come first! ...
Collection TitlePoster collection
Issuing Body
United States. Office of Price Administration
Publisher
United States. Government Printing Office
Date Created1943
Description
Illustrations of the various steps in shopping with ration coupons.
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Language(s)
Country of Origin
Place PublishedWashington, District of Columbia, United States
Country of OriginUnited States
DimensionsOverall: 28 x 40 in. (71.1 x 101.6 cm)
FormatPoster
Medium
political posters
Color
color
Hoover IDPoster US 3194
Record NumberXX343.26397
Collection Guidehttps://oac.cdlib.org/findaid/ark:/13030/kt829015km
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