S&H Green Stamps, 1965

Andy Warhol’s S&H Green Stamps is a quintessential expression of his Pop sensibility, transforming an everyday consumer reward into a bold meditation on value, desire, and mass culture. Originally created in the mid-1960s, the work elevates the familiar trading stamps—once collected obsessively by American households—into the realm of fine art. By isolating and enlarging this mundane object, Warhol collapses the distinction between commercial ephemera and artistic icon, reinforcing his belief that consumer goods, branding, and repetition were the true visual language of modern life. The offset lithograph, printed in vivid colors on thin wove paper, carries the immediacy and flatness of advertising while simultaneously inviting reflection on how value is assigned—whether to groceries, stamps, or art itself.

This impression is particularly notable as a rare signed version, further enhancing its desirability within Warhol’s graphic oeuvre. Measuring 23⅛ x 22⅞ inches (58.8 x 58 cm), it bears the Andy Warhol Estate inkstamps on the verso and is annotated in black ink with the AWAAB reference number, confirming its inclusion in the official catalogue raisonné. Issued in an edition of approximately 300, the work exemplifies Warhol’s embrace of reproducibility while preserving a sense of authorship and provenance. S&H Green Stamps remains a sharp, witty, and enduring commentary on consumer psychology—one that feels as relevant today as it did at the height of postwar American consumption.