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RMS clerk chest badge, number 11127
Description:
U.S. Post Office Department Railway Mail Service (RMS) eagle-style chest badge, number 11127, 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 / US / RAILWAY MAIL SERVICE / 11127"; on reverse "AMERICAN / RY SUPPLY CO. / 24 [74?] / PARK PLACE / NEW YORK"
Medium:
possibly unplated nickel silver, nickel plated steel, or nickel plated brass
Dimensions:
0.4375 x 1.9375 x 2.3125 in. (1.11125 x 4.92125 x 5.87375 cm)
Museum ID:
1996.2010.50
Place:
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Collection:
