While we're on the subject, allow me to display two more recent acquisitions. They were purchased over Labor Day Weekend at "The Great American Stamp Expo"--for a mere $.50 each! Most of the merchandise on hand at the Expo was primarily of interest to the philatelically-inclined, but these examples were sans postage. Both items required 1¢ postage, so TSG's best guess is that they were originally in circulation sometime during the late 40s to mid-50s. 
