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U.S . MARINE CORPS A»D
OTHER_ URIT HANDSTAMPS .
:roster - USMU 3·
This hands-ta111p is a_ further receiving nand stamp used by
the Marines at Portland Bight, consisting of a -three line
markin.g, the i-op line being the date in heavy sans se:rif
-type, 5 tnm hi~h. The next line consis-ts of -the word
''RECEIVED\1, 35 mm x 4 mm, and "QM. l1D. 'J"AMAICA. BWI · 11 , 47 nun
~ "3 mm, both these lines being- in serif type . The
banclstamp has only been recorded s-truck in purple, and it is
believed that ihe letters, "QM. MD." stand for "Ql.l.arterrnaster
Mari:ne 'Detachment".
EKD: f:3/5/l5Y.-2
u. s. Naval Aviation Facility,
GOAT I SLAND.
Cover from ~ingston io qoat Island bearing Kings1on machihe
dater of the 7~h May, 1942, and Old Harbour double circle
dater of the same day , Old Harbou~ being then the nearest
J"amaican Post Office to the base . The cover also bears
M-USMU 3 receiving dater of the st'n May, 1942 .