{"id":25543,"date":"2020-05-14T16:56:05","date_gmt":"2020-05-14T14:56:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/?p=25543"},"modified":"2020-08-24T11:19:08","modified_gmt":"2020-08-24T09:19:08","slug":"a-brief-introduction-to-collecting-stamp-boxes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/fr\/2020\/05\/a-brief-introduction-to-collecting-stamp-boxes\/","title":{"rendered":"A Brief Introduction to Collecting Stamp Boxes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.27.4″][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.27.4″][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb3.27.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″]

David Feldman is delighted to present, for the first time in many years, a beautiful collection of nearly 100 stamp<\/span> boxes<\/span> in our June 30th-July 2nd 2020 auction series<\/a>. It includes some particularly rare examples in combination with vesta cases, inkwells, pocket watch holders, etc., as well as some ephemera such as postal scales.<\/p>\n

The following is an introduction and brief history of stamp<\/span> boxes<\/span> and cases which have been extracted with kind permission from an article by www.stampbox.org.uk<\/a>:<\/p>\n

The peak period for the manufacture of these items was from about 1890 to 1914. This was a time by which, strictly, the need for such items must have diminished as a purse or wallet with a stamp<\/span> compartment would have served perfectly well in most cases. However, this period was also one in which the genius of Victorian manufacture in taking a relatively mundane article and investing it with a wonderful amount of invention and imagination reached its full flowering. Stamp<\/span> boxes<\/span> and cases were produced right across the world (Europe, North and South America, the Near and Far East, and Australia) in a bewilderingly large number of designs, ranging from the artistically beautiful to the downright ugly and unusable. However, the social and economic changes that followed the First World War and the increased popularity of the stamp<\/span> booklet largely undermined the demand in Britain for an item that could be seen as largely \u2018middle class frippery\u2019.<\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb3_5,2_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb3_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Tunbridge Ware Boxes<\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n

The first dedicated stamp<\/span> boxes<\/span> were probably adapted circular Tunbridge Ware snuff boxes<\/span> displaying miniature parquetry decoration with a 1d black affixed to the lid. It is generally agreed that the finest Tunbridge Ware stamp<\/span> boxes<\/span> are those with a representation of the head of Queen Victoria formed from minute pieces of coloured wood (the tesserae head boxes<\/span>). These are thought to have been available from the mid 1840s and were still being produced by one manufacturer (Thomas Barton) as late as 1897. Tunbridge Ware boxes<\/span> with individual compartments for stamps<\/span> appear to have been made from the 1860s, but boxes<\/span> with slopes are both unusual and of a much later date, probably towards the end of the century.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb2_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Tunbridge-Ware-stamp-box-scaled.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbTunbridge Ware stamp box\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ max_width=\u00a0\u00bb400px\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 1: Lot 30671 in our June 30th-July 2nd auctioner series<\/a>, a Tunbridge Ware stamp box with an illutration of 1d red<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb6px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Silver Stamp Boxes and Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Silver stamp boxes are known with hallmarks dating from 1860, though any such box dated before 1890 is very unusual. This development appears to be largely a response to the general fall in world silver prices which accelerated in the 1890s and continued up to the outbreak of the First World War. Silver prices more than halved between 1874 and 1894.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb2px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Silver stamp cases were primarily manufactured in Britain and the USA, though examples from Germany and Denmark are also known. Precise dating and identification of manufacturer is generally straightforward for British boxes because of the hallmarking system. Marks on Tiffany and Gorham boxes for the USA can also be used to give this information. Generally, however, it is only the manufacturer of American silver boxes that can be identified, and approximate dates of manufacture have to be inferred from the design and ornamentation of the box. Apart from Dutch boxes, continental silver boxes rarely carry anything more than an indication of country of origin and fineness of silver used in manufacture.<\/p>\n

Cases can be sub-divided into those that have suspension loops from which they could be suspended from a chain, and pocket cases. The best examples of the former display enamelled representations of stamps (such as fig.2). Top quality lockets might have both a push button release and a sprung compartment for ease of stamp extraction.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Silver-stamp-box-with-enamel-illustration-of-a-1881-1d-lilac.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbSilver stamp box with enamel illustration of a 1881 1d lilac\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ max_width=\u00a0\u00bb500px\u00a0\u00bb module_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 2: Lot 30595 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a silver stamp case with enamelled design of an 1881 1d lilac
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British desk boxes of this period could be either relatively plain or highly embossed, but examples produced in the USA tend to be quite ornate. French boxes in silver are uncommon but where found are very stylish. An apparently popular design in Britain was the curved trough with one or more compartments standing on four ball feet with a single hinged lid displaying a stamp (or stamps) behind glass (such as fig.3). Desk boxes with individually opening glazed compartments are much more unusual than those with a single hinged lid.<\/p>\n

Both Britain and the USA produced cases to hold strips of stamps around a central spindle. The USA has used stamp coils and dispensers (see fig.4) much more than Britain or other countries, and continues to do so. Silver dispensers from the USA tend to be inter-war or later productions and may have slits for both airmail and postage stamps.<\/p>\n

 <\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb2_5″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1899-Birmingham-silver-single-compartment-stamp-box-in-the-form-of-a-trough-by-Grey-Co-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1899 Birmingham silver single compartment stamp box in the form of a trough by Grey & Co\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 3: Lot 30603 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, an 1899 Birmingham silver single compartment box in the form of a trough by Grey & Co<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sterling-silver-novelty-stamp-coil-dispenser-in-the-form-of-a-mail-box-by-Tiffany-Co-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbSterling silver novelty stamp coil dispenser in the form of a mail box by Tiffany & Co\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 4: Lot 30648 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a sterling silver novelty coil dispenser in the form of a mail box by Tiffany & Co.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1903-Birmingham-silver-double-sided-stamp-case-in-the-form-of-two-envelopes-back-to-back-by-Gourdel-Vales-Co-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1903 Birmingham silver double-sided stamp case in the form of two envelopes back-to-back by Gourdel Vales & Co\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 5: Lot 30614 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, silver double-sided stamp case in the form of two envelopes back-to-back by Gourdel Vales & Co.<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||0px|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

The USA specialised in the production of small ornate cases very like the match cases (or vesta cases) available at the same time. In Britain, the most common form of locket in silver was the envelope. These were also made in gold. A surprising variety of envelope designs was made, with the peak period of production being between 1903 and 1910. Four manufacturers (Adie and Lovekin, Gourdel (see fig.5), Vales & Co, A.E. Jenkins and Crisford & Norris) were responsible for the bulk of envelope production, with A.E. of Birmingham being both the most prolific and the most inventive of these makers.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Attractive locket\/pocket cases can be found which display a combination of uses, one of which is to hold stamps. The most usual combinations are with vesta cases, cigarette cases, card cases and sovereign cases (such as fig.6). Vesta cases in particular display an impressive variety of ways to include a stamp compartment, both internally and externally to the body of the case and may also extend to further compartments for photographs and sovereigns. An early example (the patent was taken out in 1887) combined a vesta case with a stamp case, propelling pencil and toothpick.<\/p>\n

Silver items for the desk were often designed to incorporate a compartment to hold stamps, and some of the most attractive stamp box items are to be found in this category. The list of such objects is very wide, and includes inkwells (such as fig.7), pen trays, paper weights, paper knives, watch stands, calendars, postal scales, blotters, dampers and note pads. Inkwell combination pieces were made both as desk items and in the form of travelling inkwells or writing sets.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1908-Birmingham-silver-stamp-and-sovereign-case-combined-by-Benjamin-Thomas-Greening-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1908 Birmingham silver stamp and sovereign case combined by Benjamin Thomas Greening\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 6: Lot 30623 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, silver\u00a0combined stamp and sovereign case by Benjamin Thomas Greening<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1908-Birmingham-silver-capstan-inkwell-stamp-case-and-pocket-watch-holder-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1908 Birmingham silver capstan inkwell, stamp case and pocket watch holder\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ max_width=\u00a0\u00bb600px\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 7: Lot 30622 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, silver capstan inkwell, stamp case and pocket watch holder (with watch) combined<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1909-Birmingham-silver-novelty-stamp-box-in-the-form-of-William-Shakespeare\u2019s-desk-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1909 Birmingham silver novelty stamp box in the form of William Shakespeare\u2019s desk\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 8: Lot 30625 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a silver novelty stamp box in the form of William Shakespeare\u2019s desk<\/em><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb5px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Also intended as desk pieces, a range of novelty silver stamp boxes was produced with the firm of Saunders and Shepherd at the forefront of this type of innovative design. The severely impractical wheelbarrow is perhaps the best known, but other such objects include a garden trug, a cigar box, a sledge, a sedan chair, a golf club, a bee hive, a knife box, a dog kennel, a lectern, a coal scuttle, several lanterns and a variety of imitation desks (such as Shakespeare’s desk in fig.8), tables and chests of drawers.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb2px||1px|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Art Nouveau Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

Stamp box design followed the prevailing fashions of the day. Liberty\u2019s of London and Tiffany\u2019s in New York are both associated with the promotion of Art Nouveau design, and both firms produced stamp boxes (such as fig.9), the latter generally designed as part of desk sets. The finest stamp boxes in Art Nouveau or any other fashion were those made by Faberg\u00e9 and his competitors in Russia.<\/p>\n

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Ivory Boxes and Cases<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ivory stamp boxes are particularly associated with the centre of production of ivory goods in Dieppe, France but they were also produced in Britain and probably elsewhere. Hand painted ivory boxes, sometimes with representations of famous Eighteenth Century French romantic paintings, can be of very fine quality. Ivorine or \u2018French Ivory\u2019, which is a manufactured product made to imitate the natural material, was also used to make stamp boxes with painted designs. Particularly attractive ivory stamp boxes may be found which display high levels of expertise in their ornate carving.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Sterling-silver-two-compartment-case-by-Tiffany-Co-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbSterling silver two compartment case by Tiffany & Co\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 9: Lot 30639 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, an art-nouveau sterling silver two compartment case by Tiffany & Co., with embossed flowers and ferns all around, gilt sloped interior
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Porcelain<\/strong><\/p>\n

These tend to be of European origin but Japan and the USA also produced such boxes. Porcelain stamp boxes have been identified carrying Dresden and other German marks, but the most commonly encountered are French Limoges boxes (such as fig.10). Limoges stamp boxes have been made using similar designs for a long period and are still being produced today. Modern Limoges stamp boxes tend to have one long and one short sloped compartment, but this not an infallible guide to what are particularly difficult boxes to date.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_2,1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||4px|||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_2″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Handpainted-porcelain-stamp-box-with-gilt-and-floral-decoration-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bbHandpainted porcelain stamp box with gilt and floral decoration\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Fig. 10: Lot 30668 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a handpainted porcelain stamp box
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Fig. 11: Lot 30663 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a Chinese enamelled single compartment box, the skirted base and hinged lid enamelled in turquoise
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Japanese and Chinese Boxes<\/strong><\/p>\n

It appears that the majority of Far Eastern stamp boxes were made for export to the USA and Europe. The interest in Oriental decoration and design started in the 1870s and greatly influenced Western manufacture during the late nineteenth century. A variety of materials and techniques were used for stamp boxes, including lacquered papier mach\u00e9, carved lacquer, cloisonn\u00e9 enamelling and metalware.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb2px|||||\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″ _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″]

Mixed Materials<\/strong><\/p>\n

Many stamp boxes of this period display a mixture of materials in their design and construction to achieve their decorative effect. These include tortoiseshell and silver or brass, glass and silver, leather and silver, copper and brass, gold and steel, gold and silver, onyx and plated metal, agate and chrome, and gilded copper and coloured glass mosaic.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/www.davidfeldman.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/1893-Birmingham-silver-and-tortoiseshell-stamp-case-and-letter-clip-combined-by-Horton-Aliday-1024×1024.jpg\u00a0\u00bb title_text=\u00a0\u00bb1893 Birmingham silver and tortoiseshell stamp case and letter clip combined by Horton & Aliday\u00a0\u00bb show_in_lightbox=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb align=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ max_width=\u00a0\u00bb600px\u00a0\u00bb][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″]

Fig. 12: Lot 30597 in our June 30th-July 2nd auction series<\/a>, a silver and tortoiseshell stamp case and
letter clip <\/em>combined by Horton & Aliday<\/em><\/p>\n[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″][et_pb_column _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4″][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.4″ hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0″]

So if you are interested in the beautiful objects, please be sure to check out our June 30-July 2 auction series which features nearly 100 stamp boxes and cases, plus other silver items and ephemera. You can click here to download a PDF of the stamp boxes and cases collection<\/a>.<\/p>\n

This is not the first attractive selection of stamp boxes we have offered in our 50 plus years of being in the auction business; back in 2000, we sold the fantastic \u00ab\u00a0Primrose\u00a0\u00bb collection of stamp boxes<\/a>.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

David Feldman is delighted to present, for the first time in many years, a beautiful collection of nearly 100 stamp boxes in our June 30th-July 2nd 2020 auction series. It includes some particularly rare examples in combination with vesta cases, inkwells, pocket watch holders, etc., as well as some ephemera such as postal scales. 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