IJssel-Distributie-Vereeniging. Weekly announcements, 1917-1918

Letterpress placards printed on thin paper (paper var. col.), 3 Febr. 1917 to 21 Dec. 1918, signed in letterpress by H. Potasse, director of the IJssel-Distributie-Vereeniging, printed by H. Tulp in Zwolle, var. folio sizes, bound together in cont. hcl., 49 x 25 cm.

Extremely rare - perhaps unique - preserved run of World War I local distribution placards, showing the availability of portioned amounts of goods such as beans, rice, soap, sugar, cheese, etc., and the numbers of the ration coupons (1-719) needed to get a portion. All w. warning: "Verkoopers, die op een bon een kleinere hoeveelheid afleveren dan is aangegeven, worden uitgesloten."