Maryland Line, MD, postmark handstamp

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Description
This circular town-date handstamp is typical of a mid-19th century, steel-head postmarker. The solid steel die has a mortice in the center with a socket key and is marked Maryland Line, MD. The mortise only accomodates month and date type, typical of the 1860s and 1870s. The ornate set-screw head and the small-diameter dial are characteristic of pre-Civil War steel handstamps. Larger diameter devices during the mid-19th Century were ordinarily made of wood.
c. 1860-1870
Object number
1987.0905.35
Type
Mail Processing Equipment
Medium
wood; steel
Dimensions
Height x Width x Depth: 5 x 1 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (12.7 x 4.45 x 3.81 cm)
Place
Maryland
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Topic
Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)
Record ID
npm_1987.0905.35
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8ecc417b1-f14d-4dfc-b8eb-901c15755778
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