<P> One stamp was typically issued for each 6d (21⁄2 new pence) spent on goods, so large numbers of stamps had to be stuck into the books . At a later stage, a second denomination of stamp was added, worth 10 of the original stamps, which somewhat alleviated this problem . Finally towards the end there was a single large stamp worth 40 standard stamps . This was printed with a carmine background around the traditional green shield logo . </P> <P> Progressive rock band Genesis, in the song Dancing with the Moonlit Knight from their 1973 album Selling England by the Pound, invented the "Knights of the Green Shield" to allow the pun "Knights of the Green Shield stamp and shout". This was part of a comic theme related to supermarkets, and encapsulated in the album's title . </P> <P> Jethro Tull, another progressive rock band, also mentioned Green Shield stamps in the song "Broadford Bazaar", which was about a town on the Scottish Isle of Skye which band leader Ian Anderson lived near: "" We'll take pounds, francs and dollars from the well - heeled, And stamps from the Green Shield ". </P> <P> Nikki Sudden wrote a song called "Green Shield Stamps" for his last official album "The Truth Doesn't Matter". It describes his childhood in Britain, and how his mother used to save the Green Shield stamps . There is also an acoustic solo version from the Cake Shop, New York, on 24 March 2006, recorded two days before his unexpected passing . </P>

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