Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
Discussion - Member to Member Sales - Research Center
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I think the issue date says 8-28-45. Geez. When did all the shortages and hardships stop???
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Not sure...i remember my Dad has a sticker on his windshield..i guess the gas attendants had to check it..no self service in those days..anyone remember how they checked your oil and then SLAMMED the hood down ?
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Yes, there was a letter card. Which letter you were issued indicated how much gas you could purchase with the rationing.
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I also have a couple of windshield stamps from WWII for gas rationing. My grandfather lived in Jersey City, NJ and walked to work during the war. He described his weekly ration as just enough gas to go to his family home for Sunday dinner each week.
When I first saw your certificate, it looked a little familiar, but not. When we lived in Germany from 1969-72, the US military had gas stations on the military bases. Each service person who owned a vehicle got ration books, allowing for a certain amount of gas to be purchased on base, which was tax free and much cheaper than buying it on the local economy. There was some trading of surplus coupons from guys who owned VWs to those who owned big American V8 cars. I'll have to go through the file cabinets my father left behind. He saved everything, I'll bet there's a coupon or two in his files.
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Not posituve which thread this goes under...i bought if from the same dealer as the Ben Franklins..i buy anything that looks half way interesting !
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05:29:44pm
re: Gasoline purchase permit
I think the issue date says 8-28-45. Geez. When did all the shortages and hardships stop???
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re: Gasoline purchase permit
Not sure...i remember my Dad has a sticker on his windshield..i guess the gas attendants had to check it..no self service in those days..anyone remember how they checked your oil and then SLAMMED the hood down ?
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06:37:14pm
re: Gasoline purchase permit
Yes, there was a letter card. Which letter you were issued indicated how much gas you could purchase with the rationing.
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re: Gasoline purchase permit
I also have a couple of windshield stamps from WWII for gas rationing. My grandfather lived in Jersey City, NJ and walked to work during the war. He described his weekly ration as just enough gas to go to his family home for Sunday dinner each week.
When I first saw your certificate, it looked a little familiar, but not. When we lived in Germany from 1969-72, the US military had gas stations on the military bases. Each service person who owned a vehicle got ration books, allowing for a certain amount of gas to be purchased on base, which was tax free and much cheaper than buying it on the local economy. There was some trading of surplus coupons from guys who owned VWs to those who owned big American V8 cars. I'll have to go through the file cabinets my father left behind. He saved everything, I'll bet there's a coupon or two in his files.
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