Auxiliary handstamp, MOVED
National Postal Museum

Auxiliary handstamp, MOVED

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. The auxiliary stamp explains why the item could not be delivered. These marking devices were produced by a variety of manufacturers for the Post Office Department and Postal Service under ordering agreements. This style of marking device is typical of those used between the 1930s and today.

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