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Buffalo, New York Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Postal workers at the Buffalo, New York, post office presented this round brass tag to Owney on May 24, 1893. It is one of the earliest tags in Owney’s collection. At first, Owney did not travel far from home, including this May trip.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- May 24, 1893
- Object number
- 0.052985.120
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal (brass)
- Dimensions
- Diameter: 1 1/2 in. (3.81 cm)
- Place
- New York
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- On View
- Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum
- Topic
- Popular Culture
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.120
- Usage
- CC0
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