San Antonio, Texas Owney tag
Object Details
- Description
- Owney received this token from members of his greatest fan club--Railway Mail Service workers. These clerks worked out of the San Antonio, Texas post office. The token is dated April 4, 1892. Owney is known to have visited San Antonio at least twice, in 1892 and in 1895.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- April 4, 1892
- Object number
- 0.052985.474
- Honoree
- Owney, American, c. 1888 - 1897
- Type
- Seals, Symbols & Signage
- Medium
- metal
- Dimensions
- Height x Width: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 in. (3.81 × 3.81 cm)
- Place
- Texas
- United States of America
- See more items in
- National Postal Museum Collection
- Record ID
- npm_0.052985.474
