Original Part-Printed Facing Slip from the ship's on-board Post Office, with a good clear strike of the "Titanic" postmark of April 10, 1912 (five days before the ship sank): The British and American postal clerks aboard ship had the duty of sorting the mail during the passage. They used these slips in the process, with printed headings for common destinations - in this case, Brooklyn, NY - with pencilled number "2" indicating two items received aboard ship; also with handstamp of Oscar S. Woody, the responsible postal clerk. On the night of the wreck, Woody celebrated his 44th birthday with the four other clerks, the party cut short by the collision. They immediately began to haul the mail to the main deck to get it aboard the lifeboats. In the end, none of the mail was saved, and all of the clerks perished. Woody's body was recovered several days later, with a number of these facing slips in his pockets.

Additional Comment, Jan. 22, 2024: The current owner purchased this at Matthew Bennett Pilatelic Auctions in January, 1970. -------------- Ordinary wove paper, 4 7/8 x 3 1/8 in., with a general toning and light stains around the edges consistent with seeping water