Butcher Royal Mail Post Stamp Camera

camera

The Butcher Royal Mail Post Stamp Camera has 2 recorded sales: £1,400 (26 Apr 2018, Flints Auctions) and £1,080 (5 Dec 2009, Leitz Photographica Auction). That is too few for a typical price.

Recorded sales

Only 2 sales — too few for a typical price, so here they are.

A Butcher & Son Royal Mail Postal Stamp Camera£1,400
26 Apr 2018 · Flints Auctions · lot 1267 · Fine Photographica & Instruments of Science & Medicinepremium removed
+ lens
Sales onlyold
Hammer prices, buyer’s premium removed; eBay as soldHow ↗

What it is

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Generated summary, 23 Apr 2026 — not checked by hand; prices on this page come from the sales, not from this text.

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Questions

Why does the price vary so much?

Rarity, condition of the bellows and body, and completeness of original fittings all strongly influence the price a specific example achieves.

Facts

Maker
Butcher
Type
camera
Sales in the typical price
2
First sale
5 Dec 2009
Latest sale
26 Apr 2018
Evidence
Sales only · old
Method
v1

Cite this page

“Butcher Royal Mail Post Stamp Camera: 2 recorded sales, 2009–2018; no typical price (method v1).” cameraworth.com, retrieved 8 October 2026. https://www.cameraworth.com/b/butcher/royal-mail-post-stamp-camera/

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