I recently ran across this cover and was wondering if anyone here has an idea what the numbers stamped in purple on the reverse of the cover are for....route number, maybe???
I have no clue - just a guess!
Well the "171" does match the Sears Department printed on the front side. So if I were to guess, it's an internal Sears hand-stamp -- but no idea what the "409" would be...
Since the front is clearly marked "DEPT. 171", I'm guessing that 171-409 is a clerk (more likely) or a desk (work station), but cannot imagine why this would not be neatly stamped on the front.
Cheers,
/s/ ikeyPikey
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