Hermès · Tier 1
Sac à Dépêches
Variant
By Arielle · 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.
The Hermès Sac à Dépêches is a designer bag.
What it's worth
Best listed right now: $4,745 on Fashionphile, around the typical price (median $4,995).
Demand is light and prices are soft, so there's little pressure to move fast.
Discontinued: no longer in production, so resale is the only way to buy it.
Estimated from recorded resale prices · not an appraisal. As of 2026-07-08.
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Articles on the Sac à Dépêches and Hermès from our verified experts.
Hermès authentication: The markers worth checking
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By Arielle · Birkin
Hermès color codes, decoded: What Noir 89 and Étoupe 18 mean
The French names and official codes behind Hermès shades, cross-checked and honestly flagged where a code is missing. Durable vocabulary, not a live availability feed.
By Arielle · July 8, 2026 · Birkin
Birkin vs Kelly: which Hermès bag should you get?
On resale the two cost almost the same size-for-size, so the real choice is shape and how you carry it. What each lists for now, and the steep small-size premium on both.
By Arielle · June 27, 2026
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Resale price history
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$4,995 → $4,745 across 7 recorded sales
2026-06 – 2026-07
Estimated from recorded resale prices · not an appraisal or investment forecast. Values can go down as well as up.
- $4,995askingFashionphile2026-07-10
- $4,995askingFashionphile2026-07-10
- $4,995askingFashionphile2026-07-10
- $4,995asking
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