What are these? Die-cut stamps from Japan

November 21, 2013 8:20 AM

My grandmother's father brought these home from 'the orient' decades ago.

They are beautiful, and the backs have stamp glue on them, but there are no dates or other official markings to identify what they are for. I know they are about 100 years old, but...what are they? Do they have any value other than as curios?
See a picture here:

posted by SarahBellum to Grab Bag (2 answers total)

My guess is envelope seals.
posted by MrMoonPie at 8:48 AM on November 21, 2013

Response by poster: Makes perfect sense! I'd never heard of those.
posted by SarahBellum at 9:00 AM on November 21, 2013