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Translation for wooden stamp.

retspag

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I bought this at a thrift store I was told this was Japanese (don't know if it actually is), if it is Japanese what does it say?
Also there's a mark on the back of the stamp (not sure if that means anything)

Thanks a lot. :)

I've mirrored the photo so it isn't backwards.
 

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Your thrift store clerk needs work telling the difference between Japanese and Chinese.
 
This definitely looks Chinese.
The larger characters are 新利源, which can be expressed in our alphabet in several ways, depending on the dialect. The most common would be Xin Li Yuan, but other examples include Sun Lei Yen or Sin Ly Gwan.
It's probably the stamp of a company which, in turn, is named after a person. That's just a guess, though.
 
The mark on the back says "up" and helps prevent applying the stamp upside-down.
 
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