Green shield stamp saver book

They came as single stamps all needing to be stuck in, came to around 20 books so we got if i remember correctly a bathroom heater, a bathroom cabinet, a. There is a huge range of loose stamps or saver books. Coop stamp saver book from the nineteen seventies historic health remedies and other items in a small shedmuseum at toddington railway station. I got spot lamps for my first car a cortina reg 271 jwa. My mother was a devoted green stamp collector, but i.

Please read you cannot order items from these catalogues. The stamps were an alternative to the usual dividend or divi that the coop was famous for a vintage nineteen sixtiesseventies item for editorial use only. Green shield stamps for sale in uk view 25 bargains. Green shield stamps was a british sales promotion scheme that rewarded shoppers with stamps that could be used to buy gifts from a catalogue or from any affiliated retailer. Shoppers could then exchange filled books for premiums, including housewares and other items, from the local green stamps store or catalog. I imagine a lot of you reading this dont even know what a green stamp is so, consider this a lesson in 1970s history. Green shield trading stamp company was founded in 1958 by entrepreneur richard tompkins, and the stamps were withdrawn in 1991. Coop stamps were a promotional loyalty savings scheme set up in the uk in 1965 when green shield stamps were popular in big stores such as tesco. Did they actually exist or were they just a plot device for this commercial. Green shield 9 vintage stamp books stamps 1950 1960 1970. Green stamps catalog 1966 ideabook sperry and hutchinson.

Each premium was assigned a value expressed by the number of filled stamp books required to obtain it. Jun 14, 2015 the retailer was the one who paid the stamp companies therefore they may have passed this cost onto the customer but in 1965 still found prices no higher n these stores that gave away the stamps. Does anyone remember blue star, gift coupon, happy clubs, thrift stamp, uneedus. Quantity is number available, price is per one item. Anyway, ive got an old green stamp catalog from 1975 and thought id share it with you for posteritys sake. Green shield 9 vintage stamp books stamps 1950 1960 1970 6d. When you bought groceries in certain shops you would get stamps to put in your savers book. This is a rare collection of 5 vintage green shield stamp books with stamps and 4.

The stamps themselves, the stamp saver books, and the catalogs are collectibles in their own right. Green shield saver stamps before argos was argos, their predecessor was green shield saver stamp. Free shipping on many items browse your favorite brands. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you.

Popular in the uk and founded in 1958, shoppers collected the green coloured stickers in a book. Green shield 9 vintage stamp books stamps 1950 1960 1970 6d saver book big 10. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Remember, thefine gifts aremade possible byshoppingi atyourfriendly merchants paste. I remember me parents collecting them and faithfully sticking them in a book. All was not lost though because of the tenner stamps i thought. Green shield stamps were a promotional loyalty scheme set up in the uk by richard tompkins in 1958 and were very popular in the nineteen.

We convert green stamps to greenpoints using a one to one ratio. Green shield stamps was a british sales promotion scheme that rewarded shoppers with. I am not an agent or a re seller of the products shown in the catalogue. The retailer was the one who paid the stamp companies therefore they may have passed this cost onto the customer but in 1965 still found prices no higher n these stores that gave away the stamps. Nov 25, 2014 anyway, ive got an old green stamp catalog from 1975 and thought id share it with you for posteritys sake. The most common green stamps saver book material is paper. They represent a period in our history when consumers did not shop price, but were rewarded for their loyalty to merchants with the little green stamps redeemable for a host of consumer goods.

Greep shield stamp saver book world news mirror online. They were promoted with slick advertising that often included characters such as sandy saver, the thrifty scotsman for gold bond stamps, a pink elephant for top value stamps and a royal ear of corn promoting king korn stamps. Vintage red and white plastic sign advertising green shield. Once you had collected enough you exchanged the books for gifts. See todays green shield stamps for sale, best offer and auction. Green shield stamps saver book from the nineteen seventies bnymrr from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock. My mother was a devoted green stamp collector, but i dont remember. Green shield stamps were almost everywhere in the britain of the 60s and 70s. Most people can remember green shield stamps, but there were other schemes. Green shield stamps saver books, 1970s childhood memories 70s. Redeeming bonus gifts points is as easy as saving them. Trading stamps, paper coupons with a gummed backing, cut into perforated squares and usually with a unique, colorful design and some serial numbers printed on them, are a marketing tool that dates back more than 100 years. Someone has produced a green shield stamp tshirt, someone else green shield stamp keyrings.

With these my parents bought what i thought at the time to be an utterly hideous standard lamp but would probably now cool retro chic. The green shield stamp is sealed in the plastic, but has a small mark on the stamp. Home retail the catalogue giant has reinvented itself over the years, with new names, new owners, new business models. Larger stamps with the same value as 10 and then 40 standard stamps eventually came along, but spring chicken facebook followers can remember the taste of them to this day. Set of three green shield stamp saver books with stamps, used for sale bracknell more pictures. The idea was to paste them in special green stamp books, which could be redeemed for merchandise at the companys redemption centers. Top value stamps saver book top value enterprises inc. At a later stage a larger denomination stamp was issued worth 10 of the original, which helped somewhat in trying to stick over a thousand small stamps into the green shield stamp saver book. You can of course still purchase green shield stamps. The books contained 24 pages and filling a page required 50 points, so each book contained 1,200 points. Home retail the catalogue giant has reinvented itself over the years, with. Just clearing out old rubbish found an old green shield stamp book which brought back memories. Shops and petrol stations issued one green shield stamp for each 6d 2.

Make an offer thanks for looking, please ask if you have questions or need more pictures. It took 1280 stamps to fill a book and 1 stamp was given for every 6d spent in participating shops, mainly grocery stores and petrol stations. Coop saver stamps were introduced in 1965 as an alternative to the normal dividend system and as a direct result of the popularity of green shield stamps, the promotional loyalty scheme popular in the nineteen sixties and seventies when big stores such as tesco introduced them. My childhood memories childhood toys sweet memories family memories crazy kids my generation look alike classic toys old toys. Fill each convenient quick saver page with fiftysingle fivelos one 50 jjw green stamps green stamps is green stamps sperryand utchinson estabiishe year round. So, if you have 50 total green stamps, they will be converted to 50 greenpoints. Old green shield stamps saver book found during house. Green shield stamps originated in the uk but did have an irish operation which had its own irish catalogue and a handful of stores in dublin, cork, limerick and waterford.

Green shield stamps in ireland 1960s70s brand new retro. If you bought your groceries at certain shops the retailer gave you stamps to stick in a book. Green shield stamps saver book from the nineteen seventies green shield stamps old sign, uk. Green shield stamps saver book from the nineteen seventies stock. Coop stamp saver book from the nineteen seventies stock.

Green shield stamps for sale in uk view 24 bargains. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. But like everything else in the world theyve gone virtual. Green shield stamps saver book from the nineteen seventies. You used to get extra stamps on petrol when you used to have long shots of red x 4 shots per 4. The 21st century version is called greenpoints, and registration is free. Green shield stamps one full book plus more stamps ebay. First, the stamps themselves, the stamp saver books, and the catalogs are collectibles in their own right. Coop stamp saver book from the nineteen seventies bnymnh from alamys library of millions of high resolution stock photos, illustrations and vectors. Much less licking and my book was filling at a much quicker rate.