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Vintage Small Sheet Metal Spring Postal Scale
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Vintage Deluxe Thrifty Postal Scale is the Perfect Complement to Your Stamp Collection
Before the days of digital scales, businesses weighed mail by postal scales like this. Deluxe Thrifty Postal Scale was made by IDL Mfg. & Sales Corp. when it cost just 2¢ to mail a local letter. The wording makes reference to Special Delivery and Parcel Posts, a reminder of a bygone era. It would have been used for mail weighing between ½ ounce to one pound. The corresponding chart indicates the postage needed for each weight for letters and Air Mail.
This metal scale is a piece of postal history you'll love owning. It was made many decades ago and shows signs of wear. With a height of 4 ½”” it will fit nicely on a shelf in your stamp collecting area. Only a few available – order now to be sure you're one of the lucky collectors to get one!
Vintage Deluxe Thrifty Postal Scale is the Perfect Complement to Your Stamp Collection
Before the days of digital scales, businesses weighed mail by postal scales like this. Deluxe Thrifty Postal Scale was made by IDL Mfg. & Sales Corp. when it cost just 2¢ to mail a local letter. The wording makes reference to Special Delivery and Parcel Posts, a reminder of a bygone era. It would have been used for mail weighing between ½ ounce to one pound. The corresponding chart indicates the postage needed for each weight for letters and Air Mail.
This metal scale is a piece of postal history you'll love owning. It was made many decades ago and shows signs of wear. With a height of 4 ½”” it will fit nicely on a shelf in your stamp collecting area. Only a few available – order now to be sure you're one of the lucky collectors to get one!
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