For many professionals who deal with time sensitive financial documents, die plate stamps are the solution for how to categorize and organize paperwork. The Trodat 3550 Die Plate Dater, a manual stamp that requires an inkpad, includes three bands that show the month, day and year, with the year band reaches forward 12 years. Usually, die plate daters are used for keeping track of bank deposit slips, cheques or copies of cheques, invoices and other similar monetary records. Above and below the date are small text areas where it's possible to add a customized message. This message could be anything from a company name and address, to indication phrases such as PAYMENT RECEIVED, PAYMENT COMPLETED, or PAYMENT SENT.

Besides the function of this stamp, but the design of the stamp body is also practical. With a round, soft cap handle, sturdy metal frame, doubled locked for ideal alignment, the Trodat 3350 Die Plate Dater is a basic yet sleek tool for dating all types of paperwork.