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Auction: 19010 - The Philatelic Collectors' Series Sale
Lot: 2430

Great Britain
Ephemera
A Sampson Mordan novelty propelling pencil in the form of a Victorian Post Box with collection times and initials v.r., 3½in. (extended) and 2in (retracted); fine. Rare and delightful. Photo

Note:
Sampson Mordan (1790-1843) was a British Silversmith and co-inventor of the first patented propelling pencil

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Sold for
£350