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- MVS employee chest badge, number 18609
MVS employee chest badge, number 18609
Object Details
- Description
- U.S. Post Office Department Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) cap badge, number 18609, with vertical hinged pin and safety clasp on verso. Spread eagle surmounts circular medallion with upper portion marked "U.S. MAIL." Medallion bears U.S. Capitol and a snub-nosed truck/van at center, surrounded by "POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE SERVICE." Numerical figures inscribed on skirt. This badge was issued to a MVS employee during the early 1950s.
- Data Source
- National Postal Museum
- Date
- early 1950s
- Object number
- 1988.0170.704
- Associated Organization
- Motor Vehicle Service
- Type
- Employee Gear
- Medium
- nickel-plated brass
- Dimensions
- Overall: 1/4 x 2 x 2 3/4in. (0.6 x 5.1 x 7cm)
- Place
- United States of America
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- National Postal Museum Collection
- Topic
- Postal Employees
- Record ID
- npm_1988.0170.704
- Usage
- CC0
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