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
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Where it stands

#127

of 580 styles in the LC Index

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By priceof 580 styles

#56Marlo · The Row
#57Sac à Dépêches · Hermès
#58Kelly Flap · Chanel

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Hardware colorpalladium

StatusDiscontinued

Marketresale

Resale price history

-44%

$7,975 → $4,470 across 250 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.

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Choose your Sac à Dépêches

Add it to your closet

What it's worth

Where it stands

By priceof 580 styles

By trade volume

Bag DNA

Guides for this bag

Hermès authentication: The markers worth checking

Hermès color codes, decoded: What Noir 89 and Étoupe 18 mean

Birkin vs Kelly: which Hermès bag should you get?

Photos

Specifications

Resale price history

Research depth

Where to buy

Where to sell

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By scarcityfewer listings, higher

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