National ration book (B) / Ministry of Food.

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<p>Booklet of coupons to prove entitlement to rationed portions of meat, tea, bacon, butter & margarine, lard and sugar. In this instance most of the coupons have been used. Those that remain show that they were printed in different colours for different products on a decorative foliage background.</p>

National ration book (B) / Ministry of Food.

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