Edwardian Enamelled Sterling Silver Stamp Book, Hallmarked Birmingham 1902 C&n For Sale

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I DO NOT DO BUY IT NOW SO PLEASE DON'T ASK This is a beautiful Edwardian Enamelled Sterling silver stamp book, It was made by Crisford & Norris Ltd of Vyse Street, Birmingham and then hallmarked at the Birmingham assay office in 1902.

It measures around 1 inch (55mm) wide not including the suspension ring by 1 3/8 inches (30mm) tall by just under 1/4 of an inch (7mm) thick. The rear carries a set of British Sterling silver hallmarks for Birmingham 1902 - 1903 and a makers mark of 'C & N' for Crisford & Norris Ltd, the upper edge of the interior carrier has the lion passant and date letter.

It has a weight on my scales of 12 grams.

It is delicately made in the form of a leather bound book, the front cover is enamelled in blue with the word 'Stamps' and there are bright cut leaves, the spine has two double bands and supports a suspension ring, the rear cover has the hallmarks. the pages are represented by engraved lines on the inner carrier, this opens via a small thumb piece to reveal a small cage to contain a few stamps, this is gilded. It is free from personalisation.

It is ingood overall condition with a nice patination that includes some fine marks and scratches, there are some slight shadows to the rear that suggest it may have originally been gilded all over. The blue enamel is in good order with only a couple of minute losses, one to the top of the spine of the 'a' and a possible loss to the back curve of the 's', both of these may simply where the enamel failed to take rather then actual losses. Please see the pictures.

Please note: The above description has been given to the best of my ability and is a accurate as I can make it, however please understand that it is my personal opinion based upon my own personal standards and derived from my own personal perception of the item, it is not an expert opinion and should not at any time be regarded as such. If you feel that there is a chance your standards may be higher than mine, or that your opinion may differ from mine, please feel free to e-mail me and I will carefully consider any comment you wish to make and will endeavour to answer any questions you may wish to ask. I will always do my utmost to correct any problems, mistakes, or inaccuracies that are brought to light whether before or after the sale finishes and I will always attempt to add differing opinions or corrections to the listing providing 's policies allow me to do so.

I will endeavour to ship within 1 working day of receiving confirmation of payment from PayPal or receipt of payment by other means, due to limited local collections I cannot normally post over the weekend. I am always happy to pack multiple purchases together and pass on any savings in postage costs.

Payment Methods

I prefer payment via PayPal but am willing to consider other methods of payment if the buyer wishes.

However PayPal requires that all items shipped can be tracked through to delivery via the internet, therefore the postage and shipping charges quoted below and in checkout are for a method of delivery that include such tracking and it is the only method of delivery that I can offer if you pay by PayPal.

If you wish to pay by some other means please contact me before offerding as some methods of payment may involve additional third party fees.

My standard shipping method is via INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR airmail, please see below and 'Payment Methods'

THE ITEM WILL BE SENT VIA INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR PRIORITY DELIVERY INCLUDING FULL INSURANCE TO THE MAXIMUM AVAILABLE FOR YOUR COUNTRY

BECAUSE THE BRITISH POST OFFICE OPERATES A TWO TIER SYSTEM FOR INTERNATIONAL SIGNED FOR; DEPENDANT ON THE DECLARED VALUE OF THE PACKAGE, I NOW HAVE TO OFFER A FLAT RATE SHIPPING COST WHICH IS SET ROUGHLY HALF WAY BETWEEN THE UPPER AND LOWER RATES AND ROUNDED UP TO THE NEAREST 50p. IF THE VALUE OF THE WINNING offer IS £46.00 OR ABOVE YOU WILL BE PAYING SLIGHTLY LESS, IF IT IS BELOW £46.00 YOU WILL BE PAYING SLIGHTLY MORE.

THE QUOTED RATE IS BASED ON THE ESTIMATED PACKED WEIGHT AND ALSO INCLUDES A SMALL CHARGE FOR ANY NEW PACKAGING MATERIALS SUCH AS BUBBLE WRAP ETC. SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO ANY COUNTRY IN EUROPE International Signed For priority Airmail including full insurance £9.80 SHIPPING AND HANDLING TO ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD International Signed For priority Airmail including full insurance £10.80 STANDARD AIRMAIL I cannot ship via Standard Airmail so please do not ask Buyers in the UK can pay by Cheque, Postal Order, or PayPal. Please contact me first if you wish to pay by other means.

Payment via Cheque, or Postal Order is preferred for amounts under £25.00

If you pay by cheque I will usually post on receipt but will not leave response until the cheque has fully cleared, usually 5 to 7 days. Larger value cheques will have to await clearance before delivery. I will post this item by First Class Recorded, unless I consider the final offer price requires, or the buyer pays for, Special Delivery. If the decision is mine I will cover the extra cost. Postage and packing will be £4.65 The item will be securely packed and clearly addressed so as to minimise any risk of loss / damage.

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