Well not really a "Today in Dutch WW II History" but something I wanted to show to all of you.
These are some pictures of a Stamkaart (Ration card or "books" as they were called in the UK) and Distribution Coupons ( I have 2 sheets only 1 is pictured here) that were used during WW II here in the Netherlands. These are special to me because it is a gift from my mom. The stamkaart is on her name and the Distribution Coupons were of the family. At the time she was only a child. The Coupons are for food supply and are for Potatoes, Butter, Bread, Milk, Flesh, meat, refreshments and general stuff. The coupons for the meat are used and thus no longer on the sheet. They were at upper right corner.
Coupon-sheets were for the 11th and 12th period 1944 (1 October - 25 November). As my mother lived at that time in the south of the Netherlands (Schijndel) in liberated part of the country she still used coupons to get all the stuff. The sheets were probably already given to the family before the liberation.
The Stamkaart was needed to get these coupon-sheets.
This is the Second Distribution Stamkaart. The first one came in use just before WW II broke out. The Second Distribution Stamkaart was introduced by the Germans when they occupied the country this was done to cut off all the people that were in hiding. No stamkaart, no coupons thus no food. To get a stamkaart people had first go to the German authorities with a legal identity card. Most of the people in hiding had a false identity card and thus couldn't get a stamcard.
This measure has been thoroughly sabotaged by the Civil Resistance. To irritation of the German government there were more stamkaarten provided then, what they thought, the population was big, this without getting it clear where the fraud could be found.
During the war resistance groups go out to raid the distribution offices where the coupons were kept. The stolen coupons were distributed to people who kept people in hiding, so that extra food for those in hiding could be bought.
Even after the war a lot of stuff could only be bought with coupons. In 1952 Coffee was the last product that finally could be bought without using coupons.
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These are some pictures of a Stamkaart (Ration card or "books" as they were called in the UK) and Distribution Coupons ( I have 2 sheets only 1 is pictured here) that were used during WW II here in the Netherlands. These are special to me because it is a gift from my mom. The stamkaart is on her name and the Distribution Coupons were of the family. At the time she was only a child. The Coupons are for food supply and are for Potatoes, Butter, Bread, Milk, Flesh, meat, refreshments and general stuff. The coupons for the meat are used and thus no longer on the sheet. They were at upper right corner.
Coupon-sheets were for the 11th and 12th period 1944 (1 October - 25 November). As my mother lived at that time in the south of the Netherlands (Schijndel) in liberated part of the country she still used coupons to get all the stuff. The sheets were probably already given to the family before the liberation.
The Stamkaart was needed to get these coupon-sheets.
This is the Second Distribution Stamkaart. The first one came in use just before WW II broke out. The Second Distribution Stamkaart was introduced by the Germans when they occupied the country this was done to cut off all the people that were in hiding. No stamkaart, no coupons thus no food. To get a stamkaart people had first go to the German authorities with a legal identity card. Most of the people in hiding had a false identity card and thus couldn't get a stamcard.
This measure has been thoroughly sabotaged by the Civil Resistance. To irritation of the German government there were more stamkaarten provided then, what they thought, the population was big, this without getting it clear where the fraud could be found.
During the war resistance groups go out to raid the distribution offices where the coupons were kept. The stolen coupons were distributed to people who kept people in hiding, so that extra food for those in hiding could be bought.
Even after the war a lot of stuff could only be bought with coupons. In 1952 Coffee was the last product that finally could be bought without using coupons.
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| Stamkaart front |
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| Stamkaart back |
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| Coupon sheet |
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A nice piece of dutch history, thanks.
ReplyDeleteThey were called ration cards in the UK.
ReplyDeleteLES
Do you mean that the Stamkaart was called Ration card in the UK?
ReplyDeleteYes
ReplyDeleteLES
Thanks LES
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