National Postal Museum
Circular hammer backstamping handstamp
1880-1913
The Chambers shop at Lodge, Virginia, produced the postmarker head of this device, most likely before 1913. Back-stamping of mail was generally discontinued in 1913, but it continued for registered and special delivery mail after that year.
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