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"'Ration stamps'" refers to the method of civilian rationing employed during World War II. These were redeemable paper coupons.
Every family was issued a set number of each kind of stamp based on the size of the family, ages of children and income. This allowed the Allies and mainly America to supply huge amounts of food to the troops and later provided a surplus to aid in the rebuilding of Europe with aid to Germany after food supplies were destroyed. This saved most of war-torn Europe from mass starvation and civil wars.