Gargantua Cannery 5 Centimes Encased Postage Stamp

France · 1910 · 5c

This item is a circular metal encasement containing a French 5 centimes Sower stamp. The encasement features advertising for 'Gargantua Conserverie' (cannery) in Lorient, France, with the stamp depicting an allegorical figure of a sower.

Encased postage stamps like this were used as emergency currency, particularly during periods of coin shortages, such as during World War I in France. This specific item served as a 5 centimes token for the Gargantua cannery in Lorient.