Owney tag with entwined letters

Object Details

Description
This series of entwined letters is unlike any of the other Owney tags. There is no available information to indicate when this tag was presented to Owney, nor what the entwined letters represent.
Data Source
National Postal Museum
Date
1888-1897
Object number
0.052985.30
Honoree
Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
Type
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Medium
metal
Dimensions
Height x Width: 1 3/8 x 1 3/4 in. (3.49 x 4.45 cm)
Place
United States of America
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National Postal Museum Collection
Topic
Popular Culture
Record ID
npm_0.052985.30
Usage
CC0
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm869aaf20b-006c-480f-b46a-f92a69d8ae27

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