Your savings books will accumulate faster and you will get the things you want that much. These earnings figures are a little higher than blue chip stamps share of sees earnings shown in the table above because blue chip s share reflects i deduction of the approximately 1% share of see s earnings owned by minority stockholders of see s, ii amortization of intangibles arising from purchase of sees stock at a large premium over book value and iii state income tax on sees. The books could then be taken to a redemption center and redeemed for merchandise, such as lawn furniture, dining tables, tableware, and many other. The requirement that the stamps be affixed in books not only gave the. Blue chip stamps started as a trading stamps company called blue chip stamp co. Mar 12, 2016 toward the end of 1969 the buffett partnership held a substantial stake in blue chip stamps worth about 6% of the fund. These are vintage, original, and in fairly good shape. These took the place of the larger blue chip books with the many little single stamps. If you have the catalogues and books they were put in, the value is slightly more.
Best of the best sellers bws low cost stamp collection impression, impress, cachet, mark, print, stamp, billet, coupon, label, stampingthe book bws low cost stamp collection comes highly recommended and its one youll really enjoy. This saver book is in excellent condition on interior pages, while the front and back covers have wear, no tears, or breaks. The blue chip stamp catalog didnt scrimp on name brands. I spent many youthful hours filling collector books for both my mother and my grandmother. To recapture the excitement of saving and redeeming trading stamps in the. Vintage stamp bond books and gift stars gold, red, green. Its my recollection that blue chip now controlled by berkshire hathaway stopped issuing and redeeming stamps in about 1991, and that the stamps are therefore worthless. National savings stamps for sale in uk view 55 bargains. The 21st century version is called greenpoints, and registration is free. A customer making a purchase at a participating store typically grocery stores, gasoline stations, and pharmacy chains would be. How much can you sell a blue chip stamp to a collector. Vintage 1970s blue chip stamps savings book spend stamps. See more ideas about stamp, childhood memories and the good old days.
These earnings figures are a little higher than blue chip stamps share of sees earnings shown in the table above because blue chips share reflects i deduction of the approximately 1% share of see s earnings owned by minority stockholders of see s, ii amortization of intangibles arising from purchase of sees stock at a large premium over book value and iii state income tax on sees. Blue chip stamps could be collected and redeemed for merchandise at special redemption stores until the 1980s. I remember my mom got a toaster one time, it cost a bunch of books. Advertisement so long as orders flow in, bird reasons, it always revives the hope that the. The idea was to paste them in special green stamp books, which could be redeemed for merchandise at the companys redemption centers.
My parents use to bowl and they went to this special night where youd earn the blue chip stamps. Conditions in 1978 generally favored savings and loan associations, and mutual. Then wed go with my mom to the store where we could redeem the books. Get the best deals for eagle stamp savings book at. The chain ended up giving blue chip stamps in california and macdonald plaid.
After a legal tussle, the founders of blue chip were forced to offer these merchants an ownership stake in the company based on their stamp volume in the past year. Vintage blue chip stamp savings book full of stamps ebay. You can sell blue chip stamps through a number of online retailers such as ebay and mystic stamp company. For those people who lived farther than 25 miles from a blue chip redemption store, the savings book could be mailed in.
Save blue chip savings book to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. Vintage blue chip savings book for both regular and superten stamps, mint. Vintage blue chip stamp savings book full of stamps. Anyway, ive got an old green stamp catalog from 1975 and thought id share it with you for posteritys sake. Blue chip stamps was a loyalty program for customers, similar to discount cards issued by pharmacies and grocery stores in the digital era. At that time i sent a postcard and they sent me a merchandise catalog. He ultimately bought a large share of blue chip stamps for himself and berkshire hathaway. Alongside other holdings he tried to sell the 371,400 shares 7. Two blue chip superten savings books with all pages filled. For that wild collector who loves to find a truly classic find from the 60s and 70s. National savings stamp book vintage 1940s50s gb 2 vintage national savings stamp books with stamps, with signs of wearfree delivery money back no quibble guarentee if not entirely satisfied.
Naturally, the merchants that issued blue chip stamps wanted in on the profit stream. The blue chip stamp sign used to be hung at stores that participated. Vintage 1970s blue chip stamps savings book spend stamps save money. The latest gold bond stamps catalogue, called a gift book, doesnt have the kind of stuff you might remember from generations ago. Each premium was assigned a value expressed by the number of filled stamp books required to obtain it. My brother and i would sit there and fill up the books while we watched them bowl. Tearing off rowscolumns of stamps from the big sheets or long strips given at a store based on denomination to match what was needed to fill a page in the redemption books. This saver book is in excellent condition, fresh, with no bad corners, no tears, or breaks. Original sales signs for blue chip are worth far more than the. Toward the end of 1969 the buffett partnership held a substantial stake in blue chip stamps worth about 6% of the fund. In 2008i was successful redeeming books of stamps for merchandise.
See more ideas about stamp, childhood memories, book stamp. Vintage blue chip stamp savings book full books ebay. I remember my mother collecting s green stamps and blue chip stamps. The company started selling the stamps to merchants in 1896. After a legal tussle, the founders of blue chip were forced to offer these merchants an ownership stake in. Stamp catalogue my childhood memories selling on ebay windy corner the past give it to me blessed chips vintage pyrex. Blue chips stamp was a corporation where nine retailers owned 90% of the stock, similar to an antitrust consent decree, blue chip needed to divest itself of 55% of its stock and to offer it on the market to other vendors who had utilized the stamp service in the previously. Vintage blue chip savings book for both regular and superten stamps. Blue chip stamps were a loyalty program for customers, similar to discount cards issued by pharmacies and grocery stores in the digital era. There are board games from parker brothers and selright, dr. Some may be 50 stamps per page or 5 10 type stamps per page. Books of stamps could be redeemed for a wide range of items at the local.
Blue chip stamps were manufactured by the blue chip stamps company. People were given a specific number of blue chip stamps at retail locations, such as grocery and drug stores, based on the value of their purchase at the location. The blue chip savings books could be taken to any of the blue chip redemption stores to be redeemed for merchandise. These earnings figures are a little higher than blue chip stamps share of. If youve still got gold bond stamps, dont throw them out. Sharon asato of the gold bond stamp company in honolulu says, even if the stamps are, like, 38 years old, we still honor them. The idea was that they helped build customer loyalty. Many of us remember saving blue chip trading stamps. As the stamps filled little gold books, customers could exchange them for free merchandise.
Blue chip savings book partially filled with stamps ebay. The customer didnt have to choose between a1 dolls and brand x knippling pins. The gold bond stamp company started during the great depression as a way for grocery store owners to draw in customers by offering a special incentive. Always shop where you see the blue chip stamp sign. Green stamps were offered in certain regions beginning in 1896 but they were most widely distributed in the u. Nov 25, 2014 anyway, ive got an old green stamp catalog from 1975 and thought id share it with you for posteritys sake. Shoppers could then exchange filled books for premiums, including housewares and other items, from the local green stamps store or catalog. The books contained 24 pages and filling a page required 50 points, so each book contained 1,200 points. Blue chip superten savings book with 12 pages full of. Aapl abct ackman austrian economics bitcoin blogs books bubbles buffett business case study competition demystified contrarian cuba deep value economies of scale economy federal reserve franchises gold gold stocks graham greenwald history inflation james grant klarman learning lectures. Thus, the stamp company could invest the money and earn a return on it before it was paid back out. Blue chip stamp books, vintage blue chip stamps, full books, what a fun walk down memory lane.