Trade, Thrift, Profit, Gas Etc Stamps Price Guide Or Catalog

Ok I most likely have asked before but cant remember, Is their Anyone out their who has knowledge of a price guide or guide or catalog of these type of stamps. I know im most likley beating a dead bush, but I actually like searching out these type of stamps.

the middle one must be worth millions since it has my name on it lol

The middle holden red stamp was evedently like an S and H Green stamp and you saved them in books, I found this online http://neighborhoodvalues.com/nv/paper/043PP.htm

Yes I've seen that page, Im just looking for a Numbering System, or Some sort of Guide (Like Scott) to figure out how many of these regional/National trade stamps their are, I've close to 300 different ones from the USA but I know their is more out their.

So if anyone has info on this please send me in the right direction

Thanks
John

If there's nothing already out there, maybe you should begin by starting your own numbering system for the trading stamps you have. At least it would be a start. Personally, I'd like to see the various varieties that were used, especially those in the US.

An interesting history of trading stamps can also be found here. It's worth a read:

http://www.studioz7.com/stamps.html

What I found especially interesting is that trading stamps date back to 1891 in the US and the article does identify many of various department store and supermarket chains and what trading stamps brands they adopted for use.

Thanks for the link ! As for Making a catalog or numbering system, I would not know where to start (IM NEW) (LOL) im still grasping the fact their is so many sub generas of stamps in the USA let alone the world.
But I am trying to learn as much as I can,. I do know that a guy named Art J Mongan wrote a book/guide on these cinderellas, but finding a copy is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Arthur J Mongan Silver Spring,Maryland 88 years old. Could he be the guy?

Art Mongan did do a reference in 1999 but only 50 copies
were printed. I have been working on a book the last ten
years and hope to have it finished in about a year.

If anyone cares to share information and get credit for
doing so please contact me. My book will only
Include trading stamps issued in the US. It will
Also included related collectibles and history
From the early 1890's to 1910 era.

I have a copy of Arthur's book but have not had
any luck contacting him.

David

I am looking any 1890-1910 period trading stamps or digital copies.
willing to buy or trade for any copies of stamps from this period.

Yes he is the Guy redwoodrandy!!, I actually got a email from him FCC1992, I was asking about his book, I did pay like 60 bucks for a photo copy of it, but it works for me.

In a previous post, FCC1992 shared a button with a Home Trading Stamp center, surrounded by the slogan: "Why the Baby ... Ask the Mailman". Does anyone know the reason behind that slogan?

The reason I ask is I just found a similar (but different) one when surfing the web that reads: "Why the Baby ... Ask your Grocer".



I'm still not sure what the slogan was meant to convey.

Delivery men delivering to bored/lonely housewives, while their husbands were at work, delivering more than the mail et al.

There was a recent study - using mitochondrial DNA, if memory serves - that argued that this sort of thing was much more rare than popular fiction would have us believe.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

I doubt that the study could be based on mitochondrial DNA as this comes from mother only and gives no clue on fathers.
Michele

Well-spotted, Michele!

Y chromosomes, indeed:

http://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/12/s...ts-find.html

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

FCC 1992 ---Looking forward to getting your book ,please post here when it is published, Interesting area of study .