liquidation of collection

subject:antique mailbox savings banks from different nations

please take note of my other auctions with antique mailbox banks (also on ebay.de) to save shipping costs

by purchasing several of my banks;

here:PORTUGAL MAILBOX BANK

date: 1950/1960 ies ?

tin bank,lithographed,black tin roof can be opened by sliding to the sides

roof slightly uneven

front:slot with black lid

golden ornamental ribbon:CORREIO (POST)

coat of arms of Portugal:with armillary sphere (symbol of the

great maritime tradition of Portugal) in the background

underneath the "ribbon" with the words MEALHEIRO

(=savings bank)

backside: left,at the bottom:"Fabricado em Portugal"

                  right,at the bottom:logo of the manufacturer:

                  rabbit <couelho in portuguese> + scripture DE                          SOUSA

H: 113 mm

B:  68 mm

D:  30 mm ca.

condition: tin all in all good without any rust

LITTLE unevenness in the frontside,at the bottom traces of soldered edges,probably due to a restoration;the lithography of the applications (coat of arms,ribbons with

words) is at some spots slightly "disturbed" by oxydation of the "golden"

material (chemical reaction ?)

so condition about 2- (still good)?2-3 ??

rare

please note:item located in Germany

by shipping to non-EU-countries custom-fees could arise.