USA Meter Stamp Type QA2 (Redate)

United States · 2016 · 47¢

A red meter stamp from the United States, featuring 'US POSTAGE' at the top, a denomination of 'P 0.470', and the date 'DEC 20 2016'. It includes a machine cancellation with 'CHICAGO IL 606' and wavy lines.

Meter stamps represent a modern and efficient method of postage payment, widely used by businesses and individuals to print postage directly. This example from 2016 illustrates a common usage for standard letter mail in the US.