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I'm not sure about the stamp holder, maybe as a desk organizer, or for travel?
The 1988 Olympic pinback is officially licensed by both the USOC and the USPS. It came in a small case, along with the mint stamp issue.
Feel free to post any such items that you may have come across.
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The leather stamp holder is interesting... Spaces marked for special delivery and Airmail..would this have been intended for a letter carrier?
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I was thinking of this for a letter-carrier also. In addition to the airmail and special delivery services, it seems like the other pockets would be for 1-, 2-, and 5-cent stamps.
The 5-cent rate would've been from Jan 7, 1963 to Jan 6, 1968.
https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/domestic-letter-rates-since-1863.htm
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At the recently closed Chester County postal history exhibit in West Chester, PA, there were a number of small metal (silver) stamp cases displayed. Sorry, didn't get any pics, but they looked like this:
Vince? Tom? Did you see these?
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While searching out info for the company name 'Artamount', I came across these on Ebay. For $10 and free shipping, I thought why not.
You guys might be right about postal carrier use, that would be awesome. However, most of the Artamount items I found listed on Etsy and Ebay seemed to be geared a little more toward personal use. All of it was made from leather, brass or a combination of the two. The above set of scales are brass.
Love the stamp locket pigdoc, it looks like they may have been Victorian era.
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I have had this stamp wallet for awhile. The scans show the front and back. I pulled out the insert, when pulled out of the wallet it opens up to keep the stamps from adhering on the inside.
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That's pretty cool Vince, I like it!
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My 2c is that the leather stamp wallet was marketed to business travelers, not letter carriers.
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I think I'd be inclined to agree, ikeyPikey. As stated before, most of the items I came across from Artamount, were the types of things marketed toward personal use. Brass letter openers, leather keepsake boxes, leather and brass mesh handbags, leather bound journals, etc... I suppose the stamp wallet could have been used by a mail carrier, it would have been pretty handy for that, but there will never be any way of proving that, so...
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Here's something my wife picked up in a large lot of calligraphy and misc. writing instruments. This dip pen nib is marked, "PERRY & CO. - POST OFFICE PEN - ENGLAND". I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I thought it was pretty cool and sort of fit in with this somewhat growing collection. The holder is Bakelite and I figure it likely dates to somewhere around the 1920's-30's.
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Hi WB,
Here is a newspaper article from the Brisbane AU newspaper, Wednesday 15 April 1936, page 13, which talks about PO pens from that era.
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Uh-Oh, looks like I may be in possession of stolen goods!
Really appreciate the article, Don. I've saved it to the file with the pic for future reference.
Now that I think about it, there is a holder in the mix that has a locking mechanism. It wouldn't have prevented theft of the nib though, so I'm not sure if it's the same type as they mention in the article. I'll have to take a look and maybe do a bit more research on it.
Thanks again,
WB
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New Jersey Motor Vehicle offices used to have a pen vending machine in their lobby. Didn't bring a pen? They wouldn't lend you one, they'd point at the vending machine and you'd have to have 50 cents in quarters!
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Great research, Don. I particularly liked
the use of the verb "abstract" for the
act of pulling the nib from the pen.
Usually "abstract" refers to taking or
summarizing a part of written documents,
while most would have used "extract"
for the nib pulling caper.
The Latin roots are;
"ab" --- from
"trahere" ---to pull or drag.
I do not recall ever seeing abstract
used that way but it is perfectly right
for the action. Perhaps it is a common usage
in Australia.
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My grandmother had the same green stamp wallet. They were made for people to carry their stamps with them. She told me many banks and savings and loans would give them out as promotional items. Also could be bought at a local 5 and dime store. I still have her's their neat things from the past.
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These were amongst a small lot of items I picked up at a yard sale yesterday. Nothing mind boggling, but a couple of items that sort of step outside the norm.
I'm not sure about the stamp holder, maybe as a desk organizer, or for travel?
The 1988 Olympic pinback is officially licensed by both the USOC and the USPS. It came in a small case, along with the mint stamp issue.
Feel free to post any such items that you may have come across.
WB
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01:08:35pm
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The leather stamp holder is interesting... Spaces marked for special delivery and Airmail..would this have been intended for a letter carrier?
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I was thinking of this for a letter-carrier also. In addition to the airmail and special delivery services, it seems like the other pockets would be for 1-, 2-, and 5-cent stamps.
The 5-cent rate would've been from Jan 7, 1963 to Jan 6, 1968.
https://about.usps.com/who-we-are/postal-history/domestic-letter-rates-since-1863.htm
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03:42:29pm
re: Stamp/Postal Related Odds and Ends
At the recently closed Chester County postal history exhibit in West Chester, PA, there were a number of small metal (silver) stamp cases displayed. Sorry, didn't get any pics, but they looked like this:
Vince? Tom? Did you see these?
-Paul
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re: Stamp/Postal Related Odds and Ends
While searching out info for the company name 'Artamount', I came across these on Ebay. For $10 and free shipping, I thought why not.
You guys might be right about postal carrier use, that would be awesome. However, most of the Artamount items I found listed on Etsy and Ebay seemed to be geared a little more toward personal use. All of it was made from leather, brass or a combination of the two. The above set of scales are brass.
Love the stamp locket pigdoc, it looks like they may have been Victorian era.
WB
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I have had this stamp wallet for awhile. The scans show the front and back. I pulled out the insert, when pulled out of the wallet it opens up to keep the stamps from adhering on the inside.
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That's pretty cool Vince, I like it!
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My 2c is that the leather stamp wallet was marketed to business travelers, not letter carriers.
Cheers,
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I think I'd be inclined to agree, ikeyPikey. As stated before, most of the items I came across from Artamount, were the types of things marketed toward personal use. Brass letter openers, leather keepsake boxes, leather and brass mesh handbags, leather bound journals, etc... I suppose the stamp wallet could have been used by a mail carrier, it would have been pretty handy for that, but there will never be any way of proving that, so...
WB
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re: Stamp/Postal Related Odds and Ends
Here's something my wife picked up in a large lot of calligraphy and misc. writing instruments. This dip pen nib is marked, "PERRY & CO. - POST OFFICE PEN - ENGLAND". I'm not exactly sure what that means, but I thought it was pretty cool and sort of fit in with this somewhat growing collection. The holder is Bakelite and I figure it likely dates to somewhere around the 1920's-30's.
WB
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Hi WB,
Here is a newspaper article from the Brisbane AU newspaper, Wednesday 15 April 1936, page 13, which talks about PO pens from that era.
Don
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Uh-Oh, looks like I may be in possession of stolen goods!
Really appreciate the article, Don. I've saved it to the file with the pic for future reference.
Now that I think about it, there is a holder in the mix that has a locking mechanism. It wouldn't have prevented theft of the nib though, so I'm not sure if it's the same type as they mention in the article. I'll have to take a look and maybe do a bit more research on it.
Thanks again,
WB
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New Jersey Motor Vehicle offices used to have a pen vending machine in their lobby. Didn't bring a pen? They wouldn't lend you one, they'd point at the vending machine and you'd have to have 50 cents in quarters!
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re: Stamp/Postal Related Odds and Ends
Great research, Don. I particularly liked
the use of the verb "abstract" for the
act of pulling the nib from the pen.
Usually "abstract" refers to taking or
summarizing a part of written documents,
while most would have used "extract"
for the nib pulling caper.
The Latin roots are;
"ab" --- from
"trahere" ---to pull or drag.
I do not recall ever seeing abstract
used that way but it is perfectly right
for the action. Perhaps it is a common usage
in Australia.
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re: Stamp/Postal Related Odds and Ends
My grandmother had the same green stamp wallet. They were made for people to carry their stamps with them. She told me many banks and savings and loans would give them out as promotional items. Also could be bought at a local 5 and dime store. I still have her's their neat things from the past.
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