19th Century Sterling Silver Stamp Holder

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BillJones
BillJones Posts: 35,938 ✭✭✭✭✭
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I posed this item in the stamp area to see if anyone had any information on it. We were selling some items from my mother's estate. The appraiser said that this piece sterling silver piece was from the 1870s and that it was used to store postage stamps. It could attached to a watch chain.

Does anyone have any information about this item? Thanks for your responses.

Retired dealer and avid collector of U.S. type coins, 19th century presidential campaign medalets and selected medals. In recent years I have been working on a set of British coins - at least one coin from each king or queen who issued pieces that are collectible. I am also collecting at least one coin for each Roman emperor from Julius Caesar to ... ?

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  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Very nice @BillJones

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    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • 1630Boston
    1630Boston Posts: 14,157 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Successful transactions with : MICHAELDIXON, Manorcourtman, Bochiman, bolivarshagnasty, AUandAG, onlyroosies, chumley, Weiss, jdimmick, BAJJERFAN, gene1978, TJM965, Smittys, GRANDAM, JTHawaii, mainejoe, softparade, derryb, Ricko

    Bad transactions with : nobody to date

  • CaptHenway
    CaptHenway Posts: 34,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Neat!

    Professional Numismatist, Retired. 55 year member ANA. Former ANA Senior Authenticator. Winner of four ANA Heath Literary Awards; three Wayte and Olga Raymond Literary Awards; Numismatist of the Year Award 2009, and ANA Lifetime Achievement Award 2020. Winner of the PNG's 2026 Robert Friedberg Award for "The Enigmatic Lincoln Cents of 1922," Available now from Whitman or Amazon.
  • johnny9434
    johnny9434 Posts: 34,115 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Now that I like 👍

  • Flatwoods
    Flatwoods Posts: 4,270 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Pretty cool piece

  • DisneyFan
    DisneyFan Posts: 2,965 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    Google
    Sterling Silver Stamp Boxes
    It will give you an indication of their value. There are lots of them for sale. They were popular with stamp collectors; but, we know how that has fallen out of favor. In the meantime, enjoy it.

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