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A silver-plate mounted wooden four-division stamp box
Rectangular, the mount stamped with birds -- 3cms. (7.8cms.); a double-lidded three-division stamp and nib box, the sides with cast scrollwork, flowers and foliage, the cover applied and engraved with a rebus, "The Pen is mightier than the Sword", The Meriden Company -- 2½ins. (6.3cms.); and a single stamp case, the sides and cover cast with flowers and foliage, The Derdy Silver Co. -- 1 7/8ins. (4.7cms.)
Rectangular, the mount stamped with birds -- 3cms. (7.8cms.); a double-lidded three-division stamp and nib box, the sides with cast scrollwork, flowers and foliage, the cover applied and engraved with a rebus, "The Pen is mightier than the Sword", The Meriden Company -- 2½ins. (6.3cms.); and a single stamp case, the sides and cover cast with flowers and foliage, The Derdy Silver Co. -- 1 7/8ins. (4.7cms.)
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