Official Stamps of 1983

Official Mail cover
OFFICIAL STAMPS USED ON DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE SOIL CONSERVATION CORRESPONDENCE, 1984.

In 1983, the federal government reinstituted Official stamps to provide a method of prepaying postage by government offices and officials, particularly offices in rural regions. This cover is from the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in Doniphan, Missouri, to the Department of Agriculture Soil Conservation Service in Columbia, Missouri. It is dated September 10, 1984, and bears a 17-cent and a 20-cent stamp.