(BUSINESS) Black and Brown Stamp Album

Sale 2471 - Lot 148

Price Realized: $ 552

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Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600

(BUSINESS.) Black and Brown Stamp Album. [48] printed pages, partially filled with 87 James Brown stamps on the first 4 pages. Original color pictorial wrappers, oblong 12mo (5 x 6 1/4 inches); minimal wear. San Francisco, CA: Black & Brown Trading Stamp Association, [1969]

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This project was the brainchild of star football player Art Powell, whose career had been curtailed by injuries. Retailers in San Francisco's black community were issued stamps featuring the image of singer James Brown, which they could give to their customers with each purchase. The loyal customers were then able to redeem a full album of 1200 stamps for a $3.00 discount. The blank pages are filled with promotional slogans for the project, and a gold seal over the rear wrapper hides a number of bonus stamps to be given out upon redemption. See "Retailing: Soul Stamps" in Time Magazine, 11 July 1969.