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U. S. MARINE CO"RPS .-AND
OTHER UNIT HANDSTAMPS.
Poster- M-USFS 1.

This han~stamp) although not stricily a unit handstamp~
is i~c1uded under this heading as ii is the receiving
hanastamp of the Prederick Snare Corporation, and_ as· such

appears on most o£ the mail destined for Poriland Bight.
The hand stamp is in -two parts, the- £irs-t part consisting
of a four li;ne da-ter,. having -the word "RECEIYED\t on -the top

line in serif type, 40 tnm ){ 4 lrlm. The next line is the
date line, the date being in sans seri£ 1ype, 5 mm high.

The ...hext two lines co.rnpri se th.e. words 1 ''FREDERICK St-JARE CO..R£..
and "KIN~STON. JAMAlCA. 11 both in serif type, 60 mm x 3 mm and

43 mm ~ 3 nun_,/ The whole of this part of the hands-tamp is
enc1.osed in a sihgle line "frame., 6? mm x 3? mm.
The second part o£ ihe_nandstamp comprisea two lines,

reading, ''NOy 4162: - (JA) KINGSTOW', 48 mrn x 2~ mm, and "U .S...
NAVY'', 2.0 mm x 2.! mm, bo-th lines being in seri:f type. '!he
firsi line o£ this part o:f -the ha.nds-tam.p gives the Navy ' s

Contract reference in respect of the Corpora~iott.
It would appear tha-t the second part of the handstamp
was a removable part of the wnole, as the nandsiamp is

recorded withou-t the second pari and covers have been seen
with_jus-t the gecond part used. 'l'hese varia.i:ions give

rise to the various sub- types of M-USFS 1., and ~rom the
examples recoroed the second part always appears in the
same position ana at the same artgl.e in relation to the first

part; ie. when used it was part o:f t.ne same. handstarnp and
1:1o-t separately applied after part ohe.
The handstamp, be>tb parts, has only been recorded struck

in blue.
B~D: ll/3/ 1941 L~D: