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RMS clerk chest badge, number 74996
Description:
U.S. Post Office Department Postal Transportation Service (PTS) chest badge, number 74996, with vertical hinged pin and clasp on verso. Spread eagle clutching arrows and olive branch surmounts oval medallion with a U superimposed on an S, thirteen stars surrounding it; lower portion has branches on either side of a raised crest with the badge number.
Date:
1949
Markings:
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT / U S / POSTAL TRANSPORTATION SERVICE / 74996
Medium:
metal (nickel plated brass)
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth: 2 1/4 x 2 x 1/2 in. (5.72 x 5.08 x 1.27 cm)
Museum ID:
1989.0583.1
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collection:
