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City letter carrier cap badge, number 1

Description:

U.S. Post Office Department City Delivery Service cap badge, number 1, with horizontal eyelet and cross pin on verso. Spread eagle supporting a U. S. shield surmounts elliptical medallion with upper portion marked "U. S. POST OFFICE" and lower portion "LETTER CARRIER" in japanned raised block letters.

Shown is a city letter carrier badge that was manufactured after 1955.

Date:
1955
Markings:
U.S. POST OFFICE / 1 / LETTER CARRIER figurative: eagle on top of badge
Medium:
cast metal
Dimensions:
0.75 x 2.25 x 2.75 in. (1.905 x 5.715 x 6.985 cm)
Museum ID:
1992.2002.299
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collection:
National Postal Museum (SI)
Tim Scofield, National Postal Museum
May 18, 2006
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