Trading sugar for soap behind the lines, 1918. A kilo of sugar is going for 1 1/2 kilos of laundry soap.
Original watercolor postcard by Schima Martos.

Caption, in both German and Hungarian:

Tausch im Hinterlande 1918 Cserebere

Für 1 kiló Zucker - 1½ kiló Waschseife

1 kiló cukorért - 1½ kiló Mososzappant

Exchange behind the lines, 1918 Swap

For 1 kilo of sugar - 1½ kilo laundry soap

1 kilo of sugar is - 1½ pounds of laundry soap



Reverse:

The card is addressed to Franz Martos, Mezökövesd, Hungary, postmarked from Helsinki (Helsingfors), Finland on 1918-11-05, and stamped again in Mezökövesd on 1918-11-18.

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"Trading sugar for soap behind the lines, 1918. A kilo of sugar is going for 1 1/2 kilos of laundry soap.
Original watercolor postcard by Schima Martos."

Image Text

Caption, in both German and Hungarian:

Tausch im Hinterlande 1918 Cserebere

Für 1 kiló Zucker - 1½ kiló Waschseife

1 kiló cukorért - 1½ kiló Mososzappant

Exchange behind the lines, 1918 Swap

For 1 kilo of sugar - 1½ kilo laundry soap

1 kilo of sugar is - 1½ pounds of laundry soap



Reverse:

The card is addressed to Franz Martos, Mezökövesd, Hungary, postmarked from Helsinki (Helsingfors), Finland on 1918-11-05, and stamped again in Mezökövesd on 1918-11-18.

Image Date

Tuesday, November 5, 1918

Month, Year

November, 1918

Tags

sugar, inflation, soap, exchange, prices, 1918, November, 1918-11-05, rationing, Schima-Martos, Schima Martos, Schima, Martos