Postmark
Dublin Core
Title
Postmark
Alternative Title
Postmark
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Post offices
Handstamps (Philately)--United States
Postmarks--United States
Description
A notary/corporate postmark used to officially apply to a piece of mail as it passes through the mailstream. It includes town data and was part of a process where postal workers would stamp markings indicating routing, directory service, postage due, censorship, registration, special delivery, forwarding, carriage by special transportation, etc.
Source
Original color digital image, September 2015: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca.1949
Is Part Of
Downtown Orlando Post Office Collection, Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
188 KB
Medium
1 color digital image
Language
eng
Type
Physical Object
Coverage
Downtown Orlando Post Office, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Civics/Government Teacher
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Frye, Stephen
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
External Reference
Hanmer, R. F. A Collector's Guide to U.S. Machine Postmarks, 1871-1925: With Examples of Later Types. North Miami, Fla. (P.O. Box 611388, North Miami 33261-1388): D.G. Phillips Pub. Co, 1989.
Transcript
ORLANDO
FLA.
FLA.
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 color digital image
Collection
Citation
Stephen Frye, “Postmark,” RICHES, accessed May 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/5579.