Ebay Item- Listed As A "Stamper"- What Do You Think?

I just ran across this on ebay. It is listed as a "stamper," but it doesn't look like a rubber stamp to me. It looks like metal and is on marble. Is this part of the plate?

Here's the listing link:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...B:SS:US:1123

Here's the photo:

And the seller claims it is authentic. But an authentic what?

I have never seen a single stamp cut from the original metal plate.

I have seen items made to look like they were cut from the metal plate, but were really just fancy hand-stamps.

What is a tell-tale sign that this is a tall tale?

The edges of the "stamper" have perforations cut into them. The original plate would not display perforations.

The image is incorrect for a printing plate or a stamper. The image should be reversed.

Robert

Thanks, guys. I should have caught all the things you mentioned, lol.

I think I need more coffee.

That is a paper weight. I have several.

I think it's one of these things (I have a set of 4). The metal stamp (note simulated perfs) measures 1 3/4 x 1 1/4 inches.




Someone may have epoxied one of these onto a marble slab to make a paperweight.

Thank you Fly and Doug. I might contact the seller and tell them to change their title, lol.