GENERAL POST OFFICE PARAPHERNALIA for use in a telegraph off...

Estimate

£220 - £300

GENERAL POST OFFICE PARAPHERNALIA for use in a telegraph office inc. a metal dispenser for "INLAND TELEGRAPH FORMS", a metal embossing tool containing a removable plug engraved with "PADD/167", a wooden handled embossing tool with a fixed metal plug engraved with "G/BK" in a small box containing some lead disks (the box is addressed to "TELEPHONE MANAGER/H.P.O./GAINSBOROUGH/LINCS", a metal desktop 'clicker' counter, a large wooden handstamp with a rubber pad engraved with "NO OF SUBSCRIBER / NUMBER OF CALL OFFICE / OR NUMBER OF P.W. RENTED. / CHARGES / S D", another large wooden handstamp with lettering too inked-up to read but the word "POSTMASTER" is discernible and a dotted line for a signature, a v. small wooden h.s. with the wording "FIRST / CLASS", a small round wooden h.s. with the wording "P.L./676", a ripped open packet of "POST OFFICE CREAM LAID NOTE PAPER", a pair of steel scissors engraved "G.P.O.", and two P.O. 'stockbooks' for storing stamps of different values. A fascinating and rare lot, with seldom seem items. Cross Reference: TELEGRAPHS, LINCOLNSHIRE