Encased postage stamp - A postage stamp unofficially encased in a metal, plastic or cardboard frame and intended to be used as small change.
Engraver - The person responsible for the design and/or punches used in the creation a coin.
encased postage stamp: A postage stamp unofficially encased in a metal, plastic or cardboard frame and intended to be used as small change.
encased postage stamp
In coin collecting terms a postage stamp unofficially encased in a metal, plastic or cardboard frame and intended to be used as small change.
Early tokens, medals, Civil War tokens, transportation tokens, wooden nickels, encased postage stamps, etc. are often omitted as they are covered by the following specialized catalogs: TRANSPORTATION TOKENS Roland C. Atwood and John M.
Evans (he of "gift book" and encased postage stamp fame), in Illustrated History of the United States Mint: "Besides much original work on pattern coins, he also produced over 40 medals, public and private.
Overview of American paper money from the colonial period through to modern issues with a value guide. Includes a section on encased postage stamps.
advertised their business and were filled with postage stamps. Later postage stamps were encased in metal shells with a mica window to allow viewing of the stamp. Oddly enough these highly collectable items are referred to as Encased Postage Stamps.
 See also: Coin, Numismatic, Denomination, Silver, Gold
  
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