V - Fuel oil ration class 1 consumer coupons (purple)

Item Information

• Description
  Class 1 coupons have the value of one unit. The purple ink indicates that this was to be used in geographical Zone-D as defined by OPA (see spatial list in finding aid). Space for the name of the holder and record of transaction is on a center vertical. To the left the numbers on the face of the coupon indicated the period in which the coupon was to be used. Eg. in Period 1 the value of one unit equalled ten gallons. Unit value could vary with each period. Coupons on the right of the center vertical had the face value of 1 or 5 gallons and were used for making change. Background paper contains stylized Great Seal and the phrase "U.S. Government Ration" in blue ink.

• Item ID
  hfccp01040
• Format
  single-sheet one-sided
• Title
  V - Fuel oil ration class 1 consumer coupons (purple)
• Extent
  44.45 cm x 27.305 cm (17.5" x 10.75")
• Date
  1942
• Type
  Still Image
• Subject
  Rationing -- United States -- History -- 20th century
  Fuel oil
  Ration Order no. 11 (Oct. 22, 1942)

• Copyright & Usage
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