Food stamp is a kind of food purchase voucher issued by China in the specific economic period from 1950s to 1980s. The earliest types of tickets implemented in China are food stamps, edible oil tickets and cloth tickets. As a practical securities, food stamps have been used in China for more than 40 years. With the development of society, it has withdrawn from the historical stage and become the new favorite of collectors.

According to statistics, from 1955 to 1982, 33 food stamps were issued in 9 annual editions (9 sets). At present, their prices are: five sets 1955, 1500 yuan, two sets 1956, 1500 yuan, two sets 1957 and six sets19/kloc-0. Two sets of 1962 editions are about 1000 yuan, five sets of 1965 editions are about 30 yuan, four sets of 1966 editions are about 10 yuan, and five sets of 1978 editions are about 500 yuan (this set of food stamps has not been used yet.

There are many rare varieties of food stamps, mainly including the following categories:

First, early issuance of food stamps. Such as the Qing Dynasty, the Republic of China and the early days of the founding of New China (1950s);

Two, the largest and smallest food stamps. The "rations check" in 1957 is the same size as the ordinary envelope in 1; 1976 Zhejiang issue 10 Jin food stamp, only 9mm×8mm, and the coffin is only the size of a child's fingernail.

Three, the maximum amount and minimum amount of food stamps. 1967 The amount of military food stamps issued by Tibet Military Region was 1000 Jin, and the amount of one-yuan food stamps issued by Nanjing 1960 was the smallest.

Fourth, special food stamps. For example, the food stamps for supporting refugees printed in Yunnan are the only food stamps for UN disaster relief, the 12 food stamps for the Zodiac series in Zhejiang, the numbered food stamps for Xianyang in Shaanxi, and the "one vote, three uses" food stamps for Guangxi.