Australia - Victoria Motor Spirit Ration Tickets -2 Gal - Strip of 4 - c1941

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Australia
Ration Tickets
Strip of 4 ration tickets each for 2 gallons of "motor spirits" (petrol / gasoline). These were probably issued in late 1949. Gasoline rationing began around October of 1940 in Australia. According to the Museums Victoria website:
Victorian Motor Spirit Ration Tickets, divided by perforations. Each ticket is a
"SERIES / B / VALID IN ALL STATES"
, for 2 gallons. Fine print on each tickets reads
"THIS TICKET MUST BE ENDORSED IN INK / BY CONSUMER WITH NAME, LICENCE NUMBER / AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION NUMBER"
. These particular tickets may date to 1941, when the 2 gallons tickets were printed in blue. Petrol rations tickets were first issued in October 1940 during World War II. Rations were lowest between 1941 and 1944, and thus public transport became more popular. Petrol rationing ceased in 1949. The ration tickets were produced by the Note Printing Branch of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia in Victoria Street, Fitzroy.
These tickets are also listed in Dave Elsmore's online catalog "
Australia and New Zealand Revenue and Railway Fee Stamp Catalogue
" at ozrevenues.com with the following information:
STATE SERIES 'B' Undated
Rationing handed over to the States. Each State's initials appeared at the top of each ticket. The Bi-Monthly issue continued
January 1950
Petrol Rationing ceased 8 February 1950
This is a strip of 4 tickets, backs are completely blank, so they are unused. They appear to have been accordion folded, so the two end tickets show more wear than the two center tickets. Condition F.
Approximate Ticket Size: 41 x 58 mm.
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