5 Centimes Encased Stamp, Emailleries Aubry

France · 1920 · 5 centimes

A French 5 centimes stamp, likely a Sower design, is encased in a circular metal holder. The holder features an advertisement for 'Emailleries Aubry' from Saultain, serving as a form of necessity money.

This encased stamp served as 'necessity money' during a period of coin shortages in France, likely post-World War I. Businesses like Emailleries Aubry used these to facilitate transactions when official coinage was scarce.