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old lead postage seals.
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Posted : Monday, 21 January 2013 9:51:34 PM(UTC)
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went for a detect along a beach which once had a post office beside it,found a dozen old coins (nothing of intrest) but near where where the post office was I found 2 lead post office letter seals.
one has GPO on one side and N 130 below it and the other han N 50.

Any one know much about them and when they stoped using them?
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Posted : Monday, 21 January 2013 9:56:12 PM(UTC)
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I have found a few. Found one tonight with no markings. I like them as cool old relics. Don't know when they stopped using them sorry.
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Posted : Monday, 21 January 2013 9:58:14 PM(UTC)
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ok,im guessing people must have open mail outside the PO and threw them into the sea.
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