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GrayGhost 08-26-2015 05:27 PM
Allen and Ginter tin w weird items
 
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Cool Small Allen and Ginter Tin. good companion piece. Has rust and some kind of foreign "tax stamp" half glued on. Someone tried removing it and took some finish off, so best to leave it.

Inside were a few more of the 1895 dated foreign tax stamps.

Odd piece. not mint. but 10.00 shipped for the stamps and the Tin. PM reserve. PP gift ONLY. Thanks. Scott

steve B 08-30-2015 07:48 PM
Nice tin, and a good buy for someone.

The stamps are Belgian postage stamps. Looks like a stamp collector was storing stamps in the tin and stuck one to the outside as a label.

The extra bit at the bottom of each stamp is a label saying something like "do not deliver on Sunday". Yes, in the late 1800's many places delivered 7 days a week. And the label was a nod to the more devout letting the postman know not to bother them with mail delivery.

So now you know the rest of the story......Hope it helps the sale :)

Steve B

GrayGhost 08-31-2015 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by steve B (Post 1447774)
Nice tin, and a good buy for someone.

The stamps are Belgian postage stamps. Looks like a stamp collector was storing stamps in the tin and stuck one to the outside as a label.

The extra bit at the bottom of each stamp is a label saying something like "do not deliver on Sunday". Yes, in the late 1800's many places delivered 7 days a week. And the label was a nod to the more devout letting the postman know not to bother them with mail delivery.

So now you know the rest of the story......Hope it helps the sale :)

Steve B
Thanks for the kind words and the info sir:)

GrayGhost 09-02-2015 11:29 AM
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