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A dated mark applied at an office along the route.
Also known as: Backstamp mail, Route marking mail, Transit handstamp
A transit marking is a dated handstamp applied at an office through which mail passes on its way, recording the route between posting and delivery.
Records that an item passed through a particular office on a stated date.
Contexts: History
Reconstructs a route when several are read in sequence, which is how postal historians establish how mail actually travelled.
Contexts: History
A dated circular handstamp, usually applied to the reverse of a cover rather than its face.