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General Philatelic/Identify This? : Are these French post-war ration stamps?

 

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In Arduis Fidelis

24 Feb 2015
09:16:20am
I also found these in my big bag of kiloware. They appear to be French ration stamps from the 2nd week of 1947.

10 gms Fat
10 gms Cheese
20 gms Sugar
Meat

I don't know what the I.C. stands for.

Can anyone confirm this?

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jamesw

24 Feb 2015
08:34:13pm
re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

Don't know what I.C. stands for I'm afraid, but I do know the French had rationing for quite some time after the war was over. At least until 1949, I believe.

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24 Feb 2015
09:00:38pm

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We had ration stamps in the UK for a long time after the war was over .I was only a baby when the war finished ,but I remember as a lad going to get sweets with the ration book.
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25 Feb 2015
01:12:00pm
re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

My first philatelic exhibit was titled, In a Time of Need, concerned the economy of Great Britain from the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 through 1949 (although, as nl1947 mentioned, rationing for many items continued well into the 1950s. And general health of Britons did improve: they necessarily ate less than during peacetime, had more vegetables and fruit (but bananas were absent throughout the war, because of somewhat limited nutritional value but probably more because the ships that transported them from the Caribbean to North America and Europe were confiscated for use as armed transports for war matériel). White bread was replaced with coarse whole-grain bread, which of course these days is standard with many people, even though it was reviled during the war.

There's another factor which I suspect played a part as well: Few Britons were able to drive their own cars during the war because of shortages of petroleum. No doubt many of them started walking or cycling to places where they had driven before the war, and regular walking is one key to good health. I live in Vancouver, and Vancouverites are often cited as among the healthiest people in the country, in part because the mild climate attractive scenery encourages people to enjoy outdoor activities. My wife and I take long walks at least four or five times a week, something we never could be doing at this time of year if we had stayed in wintery northern BC.

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nl1947

25 Feb 2015
03:30:34pm
re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

"(but bananas were absent throughout the war)"

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Hence the renewed popularity of the song "We Have No Bananas Today..."

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25 Feb 2015
10:19:32pm
re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

The song "Yes! We have no bananas" was popular well before the Second World War. See this Wikipedia article.

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In Arduis Fidelis
24 Feb 2015
09:16:20am

I also found these in my big bag of kiloware. They appear to be French ration stamps from the 2nd week of 1947.

10 gms Fat
10 gms Cheese
20 gms Sugar
Meat

I don't know what the I.C. stands for.

Can anyone confirm this?

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jamesw

24 Feb 2015
08:34:13pm

re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

Don't know what I.C. stands for I'm afraid, but I do know the French had rationing for quite some time after the war was over. At least until 1949, I believe.

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24 Feb 2015
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re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

We had ration stamps in the UK for a long time after the war was over .I was only a baby when the war finished ,but I remember as a lad going to get sweets with the ration book.
Brian

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25 Feb 2015
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re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

My first philatelic exhibit was titled, In a Time of Need, concerned the economy of Great Britain from the beginning of the Second World War in 1939 through 1949 (although, as nl1947 mentioned, rationing for many items continued well into the 1950s. And general health of Britons did improve: they necessarily ate less than during peacetime, had more vegetables and fruit (but bananas were absent throughout the war, because of somewhat limited nutritional value but probably more because the ships that transported them from the Caribbean to North America and Europe were confiscated for use as armed transports for war matériel). White bread was replaced with coarse whole-grain bread, which of course these days is standard with many people, even though it was reviled during the war.

There's another factor which I suspect played a part as well: Few Britons were able to drive their own cars during the war because of shortages of petroleum. No doubt many of them started walking or cycling to places where they had driven before the war, and regular walking is one key to good health. I live in Vancouver, and Vancouverites are often cited as among the healthiest people in the country, in part because the mild climate attractive scenery encourages people to enjoy outdoor activities. My wife and I take long walks at least four or five times a week, something we never could be doing at this time of year if we had stayed in wintery northern BC.

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nl1947

25 Feb 2015
03:30:34pm

re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

"(but bananas were absent throughout the war)"

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Hence the renewed popularity of the song "We Have No Bananas Today..."

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25 Feb 2015
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re: Are these French post-war ration stamps?

The song "Yes! We have no bananas" was popular well before the Second World War. See this Wikipedia article.

Bob


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