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<p>[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5369210, member: 18157"]I was wondering if this might be "standards" verification mark (like Chop Marks)...or some sort of private "anti-theft" protection. The more I think of it, though, the more I'm leaning towards this just being a test of a stamp intended for some other purpose.</p><p><br /></p><p>...as [USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER] suggests.</p><p><br /></p><p>In the original pics, the base of the "W" appeared different between the stamps...suggesting two different stamps. The new pics make me think it may be the same stamp...which would make more sense. The guy was probably just looking for something to test his stamp.</p><p><br /></p><p>It doesn't appear to be an advertisement. I'm wondering if stamps like these were used by tradesmen to mark their tools. I'm trying to think of why I might have used a stamp like that back in the day. It could also be something like a Leper Colony stamp...before dedicated issues. Or even an owner's stamp to customize slave tags.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="yakpoo, post: 5369210, member: 18157"]I was wondering if this might be "standards" verification mark (like Chop Marks)...or some sort of private "anti-theft" protection. The more I think of it, though, the more I'm leaning towards this just being a test of a stamp intended for some other purpose. ...as [USER=21705]@Marshall[/USER] suggests. In the original pics, the base of the "W" appeared different between the stamps...suggesting two different stamps. The new pics make me think it may be the same stamp...which would make more sense. The guy was probably just looking for something to test his stamp. It doesn't appear to be an advertisement. I'm wondering if stamps like these were used by tradesmen to mark their tools. I'm trying to think of why I might have used a stamp like that back in the day. It could also be something like a Leper Colony stamp...before dedicated issues. Or even an owner's stamp to customize slave tags.[/QUOTE]
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