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◾ Can you tell me what my red and blue tokens on which OPA appears are?

During World War II, the Office of Price Administration was established to slow inflation and ration both goods and foods. The undated tokens were used during 1944 and 1945, their colors corresponding to the red and blue ration stamps then in use. The tokens served

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