Handstamp

Object/Artifact

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Handstamp

Entry/Object ID

2025.39.4

Description

Postal hand cancel stamp. The stamp has a shaped cylindrical wooden handle with a flattened round knop at the top end. The base of the handle has a steel insert for the stamp. The steel stamp is round with one half that reads "VERGENNES / VT." around a customizable month, day, time of day, and yea stamp. There is a pointed vertical oval beside it with horizontal line decoration and the number "1" in the center.

Acquisition

Accession

2025.39

Source or Donor

Paul Howard

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Manufacturer

Pitney Bowes

Date made

1934 - 1949

Dimensions

Height

4 in

Diameter

1-3/4 in

Material

Wood, Steel

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

U.S. Postal Service

Related Places

Place

City

Vergennes

County

Addison County

State/Province

Vermont

Country

United States of America

Continent

North America