Forwarding agent (philately)

A forwarding agent was an intermediary who facilitated the routing of international mail before the development of the modern postal system.

A forwarding agent's cachet is "A strike or endorsement applied to a letter to indicate that it had been handled in transit by means other than the Postal Service." Their markings are distinguished, and can be a collectible.

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