Post Office Die; Box

Object/Artifact

-

Sidney Museum and Archives

Name/Title

Post Office Die; Box

Entry/Object ID

1987.056.001 a-c

Description

Metal (tin/brass plate) box with wooden holed tray holding 46 metal dies, each approx. 1/2" long, 1/4" wide, with letters for months, and numbers. 60 spaces in all. Top of box painted black , embossed CANADA P.O.

Acquisition

Notes

Accession Date: 01-Jan-88

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Cancellation

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp, Marking

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Devices

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

die; box, post office die; box

Created By

MacRae, Alisdair

Create Date

March 16, 1996

Updated By

[email protected]

Update Date

September 12, 2026