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This 1940s porcelain-front stamp dispenser is a beauty, in near-mint condition. Originally stamps were only sold at post offices, but at some point the USPS branched out into drugstores and supermarkets. This machine sold four 1c stamps for 5c or three 3c stamps for 10c.

The sticker at the bottom of the machine reads: “This stamp machine today has become a civilian necessity, because it sells a vital government product without a clerk – saves manpower and aids the war program.”