Modell eines Papieranzugs aus ungültigen Stempelmarken, Foto aus: Österreichs Illustrierte Zeitung, Ausgabe vom 6. Oktober 1918

Within a very short time after the outbreak of war, uniforms had to be provided for entire armies. Domestic textile fibres were in short supply, however. Paper textiles made of wood pulp from domestic forests were thus used above all to supply the civilian population.