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RMS clerk chest badge, number 47020

Description:

U.S. Post Office Department Railway Mail Service (RMS) eagle-style chest badge, number 47020, 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:
1899
Markings:
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT / U S / RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE / 47020
Medium:
metal (possibly unplated nickel silver, nickel plated steel, or nickel plated brass)
Dimensions:
Overall: 6.2 x 5.4 x 1.3cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/8 x 1/2in.)
Museum ID:
0.288737.5
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collection:
National Postal Museum (SI)
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