Green Shield Stammps
Object
Stamps
Object number
2018.27
Physical Description
Collection of Green Shields stamps. The stamps are green, have a darker green shield shape on them with 'GREEN SHIELD' written in white across them. Each one has a code stamped across it in black eg. BEOA 745. The stamps were worth 0.33p each.
Green shield stamps were a sales promotion scheme that ran between 1958-1991. A catalogue that used the stamps was a forerunner to Argos. Green stamps are referenced in a number of songs as well as Fawlty Towers.
Green shield stamps were a sales promotion scheme that ran between 1958-1991. A catalogue that used the stamps was a forerunner to Argos. Green stamps are referenced in a number of songs as well as Fawlty Towers.
Material
Paper-based
On display?
No
Inscription
0.33p
BEOA
GREEN
SHIELD
745
BEOA
GREEN
SHIELD
745