Life in America has gone through drastic changes since the early part of the century. The 1960s and 1970s saw the peak of S&H Green Stamps, which was the first popular trading stamp in the United States, and Europe. They started being distributed as early as 1896 in some regions but did not start gaining traction until the 1930s.

You may remember as a kid going over to your grandparent’s house and helping them stick the stamps into the pages that were added up to purchase items at one specific place. The Sperry & Hutchinson Co. was where you turned the pages of stamps in for the items they carried. Items carried is a slight understatement because the retail locations had every type of item that you could ever need.

If the item you wanted wasn’t actually in the store, you could find it in their catalog. During the height of the Green Stamps craze, the company stated that its publication was the biggest in the nation. They also claim that they distributed more stamps than the Post Office did, and that is quite an accomplishment when you think about it.

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