Auxiliary handstamp, UNKNOWN
National Postal Museum

Auxiliary handstamp, UNKNOWN

September 11, 2001

wood; ink; rubber
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Postal clerks use 'Pointing Hand' rubber stamps to endorse a mail piece returned to the sender. These auxiliary stamps explain why the item could not be delivered. This stamp's marking "UNKNOWN" indicates that an addressee was not at the address provided on a mail piece.

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