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Scotts #1468
U.S. #1468
8¢ Mail Order Business
Issue Date: September 27, 1972
City: Chicago, IL
Quantity: 185,490,000
Printed By: Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Printing Method: Photogravure
Perforations: 11 x 10 ½
Color: Multicolored
This stamp was issued to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the invention of mail order by Aaron Montgomery Ward (1843-1913). With George R. Thorne, Ward established the first mail order business at Chicago in 1872. Ward conceived of the business while working as a traveling salesman in the Midwest. He wanted to buy large quantities of goods from manufacturers and then sell them to farmers.
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