Stamporama Discussions: information on red writing on stamp

Oceania/Australia : information on red writing on stamp

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Pooh

01 Nov 2019
08:47:14pm

Could someone please tell me what these red letters could be on the bottom of the stamp??

Lochanbar Station

jmh67

02 Nov 2019
08:57:26am

re: information on red writing on stamp

The lower line reads "... NOV 1937", I suppose it is an impression of the addressee's receipt stamp.

Pooh

02 Nov 2019
03:08:31pm

re: information on red writing on stamp

Thankyou but could you please explain Address receipt stamp is???

Lochanbar Station

ikeyPikey

02 Nov 2019
04:50:05pm

re: information on red writing on stamp

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Many offices/businesses applied a 'date received' to every piece of incoming mail.

This would allow them to track their own response time, and not be misled by postal travel time.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey

"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."

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Pooh
01 Nov 2019
08:47:14pm

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Could someone please tell me what these red letters could be on the bottom of the stamp??

Lochanbar Station

jmh67

02 Nov 2019
08:57:26am

re: information on red writing on stamp

The lower line reads "... NOV 1937", I suppose it is an impression of the addressee's receipt stamp.

Pooh
02 Nov 2019
03:08:31pm

re: information on red writing on stamp

Thankyou but could you please explain Address receipt stamp is???

Lochanbar Station

ikeyPikey

02 Nov 2019
04:50:05pm

re: information on red writing on stamp

"I collect stamps today precisely the way I collected stamps when I was ten years old."