The rush at the beginning of the war to stock up led to the slaughtering of a third of Germany’s pigs in 1915, which later damaged fertilizer and food supplies as the war went on. By 1916, a group of women petitioned the government to end the war to bring their boys and husbands back home, and because they didn’t want to starve anymore. The blockade was not lifted until the summer of 1919, and so the food supplies did not become stable again until after this. Some rations stayed in place until as late as 1922. This ticket was valid for Stuttgart, Germany, valid for the first user and is not transferable.
Kartoffelmarke Ersten Zenter
