Hermès · Tier 1

Sac à Dépêches

Name: Hermès Sac à Dépêches
Brand: Hermès

Catalogued July 2026

The Sac à Dépêches is Hermès's structured briefcase, a rigid trapezoidal case with a single rolled top handle, two leather sangles that loop over a turn-lock clasp, and a padlock on a leather clochette. Designed by Robert Dumas in 1928 as a document or dispatch bag, it is the design that fed into the later Kelly, which is why collectors call it the Birkin's or Kelly's older brother. It is still made, in sizes from a small crossbody up to the roughly 36 to 41 cm briefcases, and unlike the Birkin and Kelly it is not a quota bag.

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What it's worth

Hermès · Sac à Dépêches

All catalogued specs of this style · 250 recorded prices

Best listed right now: $2,005 on Rebag, well below the typical price (median $3,790).

Demand is light and prices are soft, so there's little pressure to move fast.

No longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.

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$4,275$4,995

Estimated from recorded resale prices (242 with condition unrecorded) · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-26.

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Bag: Hermès Sac à Dépêches
Status: DiscontinuedNot currently listed in production in our records — a best read, not the maker's word. Know otherwise? Suggest an edit below.

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#137

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