A large number of route instruction handstamps have
been recorded and many others are known but so far not recorded in the
literature. The colored mages of Route Instruction Handstamps are scanned
from actual covers while the Black/White mages are scanned samples form
contemporary literature which I show for reference only. These images will
replaced with colored ones as soon as I have them in my collection.
On my site I will only show handstamps which are either in my
own collection or hand stamps which I could measure my self to verify the
size. Therefore the listing will not be complete (but growing) and is already
very much representative.
Previous writers have listed the handstamps with
number HS-1 till HS-94 in a sequence, largely based on the inscription of
the handstamp and I will follow the same sequence, however, newly
discovered types are added at the end of the list with numbering starting
from HS-N01 -...
Due to the large number of known handstamps i
have divided the listing into 6 parts for easier
loading and handling.
I do not agree with the classification by
previous specialist. I feel that several of the lists types are in fact
identical. However, in 1990, measurements were done by ruler, sometimes
only based on photocopies which definitely will lead to small wrong
measurements. However, until my theory is proven, I will continue with the
previous numbering. Notes on my findings are mentioned in the comment
column.
Notes:
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Black and White (B/W) images are
images copied from the handbook and are only shown as reference, neither
in actual size, nor are they described.
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If a link in the colum "Cover Image" is provided,
a fully size high resolution image of the cover bearing the respective
Handstamp. That image will open in a new layer.
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If you copy the image that has been scanned from the
original cover and open and enlarge it with a graphic program you will see
measuring lines around the handstamp imprint. These lines indicate the
measuring border from which the actual measurement has been taken.
Please continue on the following pages to all the so
far known handstamps
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