Holiday Savings Club Stamps

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   One way to pay for a family holiday back in the 50s or 60s was to put a bit by each week in a savings club. Pay so much per week and get a stamp to stick on a card. When summer comes around you redeem them. 
This one is for Butlins holiday Camps. 

At the time of these stamps the cost of a family holiday at Butlins was £7, the same as the average weekly wage. So you'd need 56 of these to pay for the holiday, or you topped it up when booking.
Does anybody know how or where you paid your 2/6?

These crop up on auction sites fairly regular, but prices realised vary a lot. However I imaging that most of these were redeemed for the holiday, stuck to collecting cards which were subsequently destroyed. 

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Steve Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Unhinged Joined: 26 March 2010 Location: Wrexham Status: Offline Points: 3917	Post Options Post Reply Quote Steve Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Holiday Savings Club Stamps Posted: 27 June 2012 at 10:38
	One way to pay for a family holiday back in the 50s or 60s was to put a bit by each week in a savings club. Pay so much per week and get a stamp to stick on a card. When summer comes around you redeem them. This one is for Butlins holiday Camps. At the time of these stamps the cost of a family holiday at Butlins was £7, the same as the average weekly wage. So you'd need 56 of these to pay for the holiday, or you topped it up when booking. Does anybody know how or where you paid your 2/6? These crop up on auction sites fairly regular, but prices realised vary a lot. However I imaging that most of these were redeemed for the holiday, stuck to collecting cards which were subsequently destroyed.
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