New York, NY, Sept. 11, 2001, postmark handstamp
National Postal Museum

New York, NY, Sept. 11, 2001, postmark handstamp

September 11, 2001

plastic; tape; metal; ink; rubber; adhesive
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Postal staff often refer to this device as a 'round dater'. It is a self-inking device with the ink impregnated within the acrylic die. It is used for marking receipts such as insurance slips as well as registered parcels and letters. It is not ordinarily used for postmarking mail.

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