French ration stamps

Identifier
irn551394
Language of Description
English
Alt. Identifiers
  • 2016.322.6
Level of Description
Item
Source
EHRI Partner

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

This description is derived directly from structured data provided to EHRI by a partner institution. This collection holding institution considers this description as an accurate reflection of the archival holdings to which it refers at the moment of data transfer.