Lot 836
Ration Cards. Lot of three very interesting ration cards. 1. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. In German. One page, octavo, Wiesbaden, July 7, 1944. "Grease Card," stamped repeatedly "Juden" and stamped with the name of the grocer. Valid July 24 - August 20, 1944. Most sections have been clipped. In very good condition.
Deportation of Wiesbaden's "Voll Juden" ("Full Jews") population began in early 1942 and by the end of 1942 only three Jewish families remained in the city. The late date on this card and the Jewish designation indicates either a partner in a mixed marriage or a very highly protected individual. The ration card is made out to Gunther Israel Kahn.
2. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. In Hungarian. One page, duodecimo, Budapest, November 1944. Ration card for grease, several of the chits have been cut away. Minor crumpling and aging, in good condition. 3. Partially printed, accomplished in manuscript. In Hungarian. One page, duodecimo, November 1944. Ration card for sugar, includes serial number, several of the chits have been cut away. Minor crumpling and aging, in good condition.
Both of these cards, valid for November 1944, have been used. With German occupation in March 1944, conditions for the over 200,000 Jews in Budapest (which included large populations of refugees from Austria, Poland and Slovakia) deteriorated rapidly as deportations and anti-Jewish measures began. There was a short pause in deportations during the summer months, but they began again in earnest on November 8 and a ghetto was established on November 13. When Budapest was taken by the Soviets in early 1945, there were 120,000 Jews left in the city.
Estimated Value $150 - 200.
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