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Vintage 1950s French brown leather mail bag - PTT - postman satchel - cross body

Vintage 1950s French brown leather mail bag - PTT - postman satchel - cross body

Regular price £150.00 GBP
Regular price Sale price £150.00 GBP
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A French conker-brown leather postman’s satchel, dating from the late 1950s or early 1960s. Noted flaws - various scrapes, scuffs, dents and marks to the leather throughout, some creasing to the straps - please see photos. Beautiful thick leather, adjustable shoulder strap, all seams are solid, fastens with two buckles at the front, PTT (Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones, the precursor to La Poste, the French national postal service) stamped on the front beneath the flap, single main compartment with no dividers, full set of rivets on the base, handy size for a laptop, weighs around 1.5kg empty.

Measures -

Exterior width - 14”/36cm
Exterior height - 10.5”/27cm
Exterior depth - 3”/8cm
Interior width - 13”/33cm
Interior height - 9”/23cm
Interior depth - 2.5”/6cm

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Sizing

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UK Postage

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Worldwide Postage

I gladly send items worldwide, unfortunately, for the time being, I’m unable to send items to Europe due to GPSR regulations.

I’m working on returning to selling to Europe as soon as possible!

Customers are responsible for any customs fees.

European Postage

For the time being, I’m unable to send items to Europe due to GPSR regulations. I’m working on returning to selling to Europe as soon as possible!

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