Roosevelt Praises U.S. Rationing Effort

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ROOSEVELT PRAISES U.S. RATIONING EFFORT ANAPOLI9 UBA 17 1992 E 2747רר a tera LOF PRICE ADISTRATION Foid if altered NOT WAR RATION BOOK No. 3 PATA NT IN FULL iiea RATION TAP RATION SIANP Udame 46206 (Lan name) AMP RATION! STANP chicle ood and other commodities rationed, 1942 RATION WV QP ay igin h ehall 8. 8. 8. 8. 88 (Da) 8. 41 COFFEE Chuis lalble 440 MILEAGE RATION 42 COFFEE Hi 43 COFFEE 54 SPARE EEN 47429 UN

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FOOD AND OTHER COMMODITIES RATIONED First Day of Issue: August 17, 1992 First Issue Location: Indianapolis, Indiana On the home front, Americans fought the enemies of extravagance and waste, using tighter belts, thrift and ration coupons as their weapons. The federal government began the rationing system to ensure fair division of essential items and to keep inflation from skyrocketing. Sugar was the first item to be rationed, and in May of 1942 Americans received their first supply of ration coupons based on their testimonies recorded in sworn depositions - of how much sugar they had at home. Other items were speedily added to the list of rationed goods: coffee, meat, gasoline and canned goods. Precious ration books with coupons — red for butter, fats and meat, and blue for canned goods — brought Americans an average of 10 ounces of sugar per week, 28 ounces of meat per week, a pound of coffee every 35 days, and three to five gallons of gasoline per week. Some citizens stealthily patronized “Mr. Black's” under-the-counter market, but most patri- otic Americans found ways to “Use it up/Wear it out/ Make it do/Or do without." No. 92-102 First Day of Issue Postcard Collection ©1992 Fleetwood® Cheyenne, WY 82008-0001 Original painting for the First Day of Issue Postcard by Chris Calle Teetwood