Question on stamping of shell boxes
I bought several shell boxes yesterday at a local auction. After I examined them I found two were stamped "U.S. Property" I'm not a collector of shell boxes and know very little about them, but this is the first I have seen of this stamping.
Can anyone tell me what this means? Is it a war year stamp required by the government? Does it help identify the timeframe of manufacture?
Thanks for your help.
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