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On Back Of Cover- "Rec'd" Cancel?

 
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Posted 09/09/2008   11:05 am  Show Profile Bookmark this topic Add rockinrobin to your friends list Get a Link to this Message
I have 4 of these covers, marked "rec'd" on the back with a date, all of them from Sauquoit, NY. Is this something that was common back then?



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Posted 09/09/2008   9:57 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add t360 to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
yes post offices used to backstamp all letters with the date received. At some point they realized that they could save a lot of time and effort by not doing it.
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Posted 09/10/2008   08:52 am  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add rockinrobin to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply
Thanks t360. I've had these for years and never noticed this before.

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