French ration stamps
Extent and Medium
overall: Height: 7.440 inches (18.898 cm) | Width: 4.750 inches (12.065 cm)
Archival History
The ration card was donated to the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in 2016 by the family of Joseph Strip.
Acquisition
United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Collection, Gift of the family of Joseph Strip
Scope and Content
Set of ration stamps for use between November 18 and 31 December 1940 for the purchase of bread or flour. The ration coupons are among a number of materials documenting the experiences of the Stripounsky (later Strip) family: Menachem Nathan and Regina Stripounsky and their sons Joseph and Asriel during the time period surrounding the Holocaust. The Stripounskys fled Antwerp, Belgium in May 1940 to France. After a year, they got American visas, traveling via Spain and Portugal, arriving in New York in May 1941. Joseph was sent by the US Army to Germany in 1944.
Conditions Governing Access
No restrictions on access
Conditions Governing Reproduction
No restrictions on use
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
partial set of ration stamps, each for 50 grams of bread or flour. Black ink on pink paper.
Handwritten number 68272
Genre
- Object
- Exchange Media