Bidspirit auction | WWII BRITISH FORGED RATION STAMPS

WWII BRITISH FORGED RATION STAMPS - Original Operation Overlord British forgeries of German ration stamps dropped by RAF, part of a military psyop by British forces to trick German civilians into using the fake ration stamps. A Leaflet Operations publication reported: 'Reports continue to come in from Germany regarding the confusion caused by the dropping of fake ration cards. Two 'war economy offenders' who had tried to use a fake card in a market were each sentenced to two years imprisonment at hard labor.' 100 block of fake bread ration stamps and block of 20 fake grain ration stamps.