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5 Point Processed Foods Rationing Stamps; Office of Price Administration
| Uitgever | Office of Price Administration |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1942-1945 |
| Type | Log in om details te zien |
| Waarde | 5 Point Processed Foods Rationing Stamps; Office of Price Administration |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Afmetingen | Log in om details te zien |
| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Drukker | Log in om details te zien |
| Ontwerper(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
| Referentie(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving voorzijde | Blue-toned paper with a repeating underprint of the U.S. Government seal and text. The numeral "5" appears in each corner, with the central legend in bold letterpress above form and printer references at the foot. |
|---|---|
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Plain unprinted reverse in uniform grey-beige paper stock, entirely blank with no text, vignette, or underprint. |
| Opschrift keerzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Handtekening(en) | Log in om details te zien |
| Beveiligingstype | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving beveiliging | Log in om details te zien |
| Varianten | Log in om details te zien |
| Opmerkingen |
The Office of Price Administration administered processed food rationing through a point-value system rather than a fixed-commodity system — each stamp carried a point value, and prices shifted monthly based on supply conditions. A can of peas might cost 16 points in March and 8 in April. This made the stamps function more like a flexible scrip than a fixed coupon, and the OPA's monthly "point bulletins" became kitchen-table reading across the country.
The GPO produced these in vast sheets, perforated and bound into ration books. Book Four, issued from late 1943, used blue stamps for processed foods. Counterfeiting was prosecuted under federal law, though the low denomination made it rarely worth the risk.