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City Letter Carrier Chest Badge, Number 415
Description:
US Post Office Department City Delivery Service chest badge, number 415, with vertical tension pin and clasp on verso.
The badge shown is an example of a design that did not meet US Post Office specifications. It was worn by a Omaha letter carrier during the late nineteenth and early twentieth century.
Date:
early 1900s
Markings:
U.S. / LETTER / CARRIER / 415 / OMAHA
Medium:
metal (nickel silver)
Dimensions:
0.25 x 1.5 x 1.625 in. (0.635 x 3.81 x 4.1275 cm)
Museum ID:
1992.2002.281
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collection:
