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First, let me state that I have been retired 25+ years, things are waaay different now, but I was postmaster in 1980 and computerized receipts were in the future then. The hand date stamper then was just as its name-a circular dating device hooked to a dowel-like handle. Nothing mechanical. You pick up the dater and hit the spot on the receipt you are dating. The daters were protected devices locked up at night and if one was misplaced, we searched til it was found and if one needed to be replaced the old one was returned to our Sectional Center for accountability. Not saying that it had exceptional security, just that we wouldn't take the theft of one lightly.

Can't believe the Sheriff or some of his investigators haven't noticed the very strange placement of the 80 on that form. I think he has and isn't revealing that yet.

I also believe that Postal Inspectors would find that date very INTERESTING. Have worked with Postal Inspectors during Geo. H.W. Bush's term when he would receive hate mail (fairly often) or suspicious looking packets and various other unrelated incidences -mailbox tampering, theft by postal workers (all too frequent) and I have found the Inspectors to be very efficient and professional. Unfortunately any Inspectors I was acquainted with have long since retired.

To a postal worker, that is such an obvious, glaring forgery I truly believe somebody is looking into it but have to wonder how the forger thought it would pass close inspection.