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Posted 04/07/2009 01:38 am
G'day, interesting piece.
I collect French coins, and I've seen some similar items, made from coins, upto about 1870.
So, without claiming any expertize, I think that is the era in which there were popular.
Secondly, I think your first pic is upside-down, and the monogram is "AS".
My next guess is this: ife slot indeed accommodates a U.S. 2-cent stamp, then ask yourself in which era was it that 0.02 was the "standard" rate of postage ? I suspect that your piece dates from then.
Regarding selling: I have no idea what this might fetch.
The few comparable items that have seen have gone for wildly varying prices. I think the trick is to correctly describe it, so that it is revealed by the greatest number of searches.
Peter in Oz
I collect French coins, and I've seen some similar items, made from coins, upto about 1870.
So, without claiming any expertize, I think that is the era in which there were popular.
Secondly, I think your first pic is upside-down, and the monogram is "AS".
My next guess is this: ife slot indeed accommodates a U.S. 2-cent stamp, then ask yourself in which era was it that 0.02 was the "standard" rate of postage ? I suspect that your piece dates from then.
Regarding selling: I have no idea what this might fetch.
The few comparable items that have seen have gone for wildly varying prices. I think the trick is to correctly describe it, so that it is revealed by the greatest number of searches.
Peter in Oz
