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Stamp Boxes — Cordy's

Auction House:Cordy'sNumber of lots recorded:325
Sale Title:Stamp BoxesLots with images:325
Auction Location:AucklandPrices available:63
Date:23-Feb-2022
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Black metal Salter letter balance No.11, 24 Ounces by ¼ ounce. Circa 1910 fine
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Blue metal Salter Airmail letter balance No.11A, 8 Ounces by 1 Dram. Circa 1910 fine
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Salter pocket letter scale, 4 ounces by ounces and dram up to 2 Dram, celluloid face, suitably engraved.
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Neat German brass and 'Plastic' base, pendulum balance, graduated in grams. Unusual base
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German brass, and steel pendulum balance, graduated in drams, traditional stand
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Steel pendulum balance, c1900 enamel indicator in ounces, traditional stand, missing tray
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Steel pendulum balance, 'Hamilton', enamel indicator in ounces, metal stand, reasonable condition
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German steel pendulum balance, 'M', indicator in ounces, metal stand, reasonable condition
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USA steel 'Triner Scale' 'Ideal Postal Scale', both weights and postal rates, included note that 'War Tax Additional'
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USA steel 'Triner Scale' 'Ideal Postal Scale', both weights and postal rates, decorated stand. Fine
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USA steel 'Triner Scale' 'The gem Postal Scale', both weights and postal rates, highly decorated stand and tray. Very scarce at this size and very good condition. Scarce. Fine
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USA 'Deluxe Thrifty Postal Scale' for use in Canada, Calibrated for foreign air mail, Letters-First class, post cards and printed Matter, together with a list of countries. Manufactured by 'Idl' manufacture and Sales Corporation, New York, U.S.A. Good condition scarce. Provenance: Nutmeg stamp Sales 170 May 2008
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Vintage scales, weighs up to 4 oz, cast iron base, no manufacturers markings. Good condition
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USA vintage scales, Fairbank type, weighs up to 8 oz, timber base, Brass/Steel fittings no manufacturers markings. Good condition
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Brass pendulum balance often called a 'Goose-neck', Leonardo da Vinci invented the original. This example was made by Parnell of London, Hall's patent, shows values in pence up to 6d. C1890. Provenance: The Britannia stamp bureau sale no. 253, October 2000. 11 x 8 x -5.5 cm diameter
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Brass pendulum balance French manufacture, marked Nb Depose, shows weights in grams up to 300. As new condition very fine. Provenance: nutmeg stamp Sales 170 May 2008
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Salter no. 30 Postal scale, full working order, weighs up to 2lbs by ¼oz very good condition
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Salter no. 35 Postal parcel balance, full working order, weighs up to 11lbs by ½oz very good condition. Cast iron, very heavy
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Brass Equal arm letter scale, complete with four brass weights; 4oz, 2oz, 1oz & ½oz. Fine
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Vintage Postal scales, manufactured by George Wright & Co. London, marked with crown letters Ed & no. 161. Complete with six Avery weights; 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz & ½oz
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Vintage cast iron Postal scales, manufactured by W & T Avery, London, marked with 'Avery to weigh 2lb made in England' complete with five Avery weights; 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz & 1oz.
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Vintage brass parcel Postal scales, small label showing the 'Inland letter Rate & Inland parcel Rates' complete with eight brass weights; 2lb, 1lb, 8oz, 4oz, 2oz, 1oz, ½oz & ¼oz
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Copper eight coil postage stamp dispenser, manufactured by the New Zealand P&T Workshops, circa 1945/47. Fine note: in 1945 the post office introduced counter Rolls to speed up the issue of small quantities of postage stamps. At the post & Telegraph's Workshops in Wellington five appliances, each with six compartments were made and sent to the chief post offices at Wellington, lower Hutt, Auckland, Dunedin and Christchurch. Later a seven compartment appliance was sent to Timaru. The post office decided to…
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Vintage four tier brass postal ladder scale, made by de grave, short, Fanner & Co, They also made two and three tier scales. New Zealand GPO, marked on timber base letters 'NZ and Arrow.' letters 'VR and Crown' on bottom tier arm, complete with four brass block weights 4oz, 2oz, 1oz & ½oz. (note although there is a slot for a ¼oz weight, during the period of use, there was not a British ¼oz postal rate). The ½oz was the normal lowest postal weight and rate. The three lower beams have hanging plates fixed…
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English telephone box style display cabinet, #An English telephone box style display cabinet reproduction of a telephone booth, with astragal glazed door and glass paneled sides. Arched top. 71 x 41 x 183 cm.
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