Like so many late manufacture Royals, the Sprite here hails from Holland. It is a lovely deep blue with red accents. It comes with a hard top carrying case and is of "high-impact plastic". It's durable and is currently my favorite machine in the stable here at L.W.A. Headquarters.

It is a late enough design from sometime in the 1970s that it includes a key for the "!" mark. No need to create one yourself out of apostrophe, back space and period. It comes with a fairly fresh red and black ribbon and types in both with ease. This machine has been hassle free for me mechanically, and that makes me loathe to part with it, hence the higher price than we normally have on our typewriters.

$150.00

Essentially the same model as the Sprite, this Sahara is a super bright blue. It comes in a hard case and has a body shiny, space-age polymer [AKA plastic]. I just gave it a good cleaning and it works reasonably well. Every so often a key will stick, but it is easy enough to pull it back manually. This model is made in Holland from the 1970s and has an "!" character key built in. It does have dual ribbon capability but is currently loaded with a plain black ribbon. 

SOLD

An all metal construction in a soft, black carrying case. A fancy machine with a silver top and a slate grey bottom. This Royal El Dorado is nothing like the earlier model I have, but is still a neat machine. The design is basically that of the Royal Futura 800. It's in great working condition and only suffers from some cosmetic rust, especially along the type measurement bar. It features a red and black ribbon and typing capability in both colors. The ribbon works, but is in used condition. We can get you a new ribbon for $10 extra.

$125.00

Add fresh ribbon $10.00

The Royal Crescent is nearly identical to the Royal El Dorado, but is of a regular, rather than "deluxe", style. As far as I can tell, that means it's not shiny and has a tab release function. It has an all metal construction and comes in a soft, black carrying case.

It's a no-nonsense machine with a smart red logo. It's one failing is that the platten (that's the fancy typewriter term for the paper roller) doesn't like to grab paper and roll it in. You have to give it a helping hand. After it's loaded, there is nothing by smooth typing. It's a good working machine and comes with a black ribbon. I found an old advertisement that listed it's price as new at $44.83, which in today's money is $248.87; so think of it as being sold for half off since it's "used".

$125.00

The scheme of this game is to perform stunts listed on the cards to gain points. The First Class stunts are pretty easy, the Air Mail stunts are a bit trickier, and some of the Special Delivery ones I read seem basically impossible. Each team calls for one girl and one boy. This is SO a party game. There are lots of tasks that involve flirty touching; I think of it like Spin-The-Bottle or Twister with a postal theme. The fact that the one rating at Board Game Geek calls it “politically incorrect and childish” kind of makes me like it more. The pieces are a bit boring in design, but the cards are great. The box is in okay shape, but is a bit squashed in the upper left corner.

$20.00

Can’t you just imagine walking in to the post office and using the dip pen at the counter, the slight scratching of the nib against your folded envelope? A time when the U.S.P.S. was still the U.S.P.O. Department, when stamps weren’t self-adhesive, when ZIP codes weren’t invented yet. This inkwell is made of pressed clear glass and has lettering on the bottom declaring it government property. At about four inches square and three inches high, it’s much larger and heavier than I expected it would be. You could certainly bludgeon someone in true Agatha Christie fashion with this inkwell.

$50.00

This is the same concept as the one below, but a little fancier looking with the swirling engraving details. It’s a .925 sterling silver envelope stamp locket. It has a divider in the middle to keep the different denominations from mixing. Sadly, newer, adhesive backed stamps don’t fit nicely, but the older gummed ones fit fine. I believe this is a reproduction of an earlier design, but still lovely.

$40.00

Sometimes I find things that are really hard for me to put up for sale, but my apartment only has so much space. This is a patterned glass window with beveled edges from an old Post Office, back when they had a separate line just for buying stamps. The glass is slightly chipped on the edges and some of the paint is worn away, but I can still see it in its dark wood home, above the head of a natty postal clerk in smart uniform. Sigh. It’s currently on display on my writing desk, but it could certainly be hung in a frame or incorporated into a cabinet, et cetera.

$100.00

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First of all, this is probably the most hilarious mail-themed item I have ever come across. Secondly, you have to love Avon’s philosophy of “We make subpar fragrances, but we put them in awesome packaging!” This is a real show stopper of a package too. The box is designed to look like a mail box, and its back panel actually contains some rather good historical information about the postal service. They rock the pun as well, labeling this as “Extra Special Male” which totally cracks me up. The bottle of aftershave is a real treasure. It’s a beautiful cobalt blue and shaped just like a mail truck, with a white plastic topper and super fancy eagle decal. A word of warning, this bottle is still full of aftershave, and there is an odor to the piece. It’s not horrible, but it is there. It’s up to you. Who knows, maybe you’ll like the smell of “Extra Special Male.”

$25

I’m constantly amazed by the amount of unused, amazing supplies I manage to find. For example, these beautiful boxes of Dennison’s Sealing Wax. Each stick is so neatly molded and has stood up well over the years. There are some minor cracks in some sticks, and there are definitely variations in the colors from stick to stick even when they claim to be the same color. Words of warning, newer sealing waxes have been formulated to make sealing things easier and hold up better in the mail. I haven’t used any of these yet, but I would recommend if you do use it to seal a letter, wrap that inside another envelope before mailing to protect the seal.

Three to choose from:
Single stick, non-metallic - $4.00
Single stick, metallic -$5.00
Boxed set, mixed, $15.00

This is much larger bank than the typical mailbox bank that I get. It's 9 inches tall and 4.5 inches deep and wide. Meant for big savers I suppose. It has a slot for coins and you can insert larger bills or teeny-tiny packages through the pull-down drawer. It has a label posting the "Hours of Collection" just like a real mail box. It’s made of powder-coated steel and comes with its original box and key.

$45.00

When I purchased this bank, I thought I was going to get a duplicate of the large bank, but it turns out that this one is about 1/3 smaller. It still has a slot for coins and you can insert larger bills or teeny-tiny packages through the pull-down drawer. It has a label posting the "Hours of Collection" and the USPS logo on the sides just like a real mail box. It’s made of powder-coated steel and does have a bit of damage to the “mail slot” where it looks like someone tried to break into the bank. Sadly, it’s key has been lost {perhaps the reason for the damage}, but I was able to open and close the bank with a metal letter opener. It did take some finagling though.

$30.00

This is an amazing mechanical postman bank. He's made of plastic and in fine condition. When you press the red button, a hand comes out and grabs your coin, dragging it back into the bank. It's funny, but kinda creepy too. I love the mustache! Everything is in working shape. I couldn't ever get the device to trigger just by placing the coin on the red button, but I could press it and then place the coin and the hand would come get it.

$60

Video of the bank in action:

This is much larger bank than the typical mailbox bank that I get. It's 9 inches tall and 4.5 inches deep and wide. Meant for big savers I suppose. It has a slot for coins and you can insert larger bills or teeny-tiny packages through the pull-down drawer. It has a label posting the "Hours of Collection" just like a real mail box. The leg is a little bent, but that doesn't keep the box from standing proudly. Alas, it has lost its key and the front piece likes to fall off if you don't keep a little piece of tape on it, but honestly, I never see those things when I look at it. I just see a perfect-sized mailbox for gnomes.

$40