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This is a circa 1950s United States Post Office badge from Buffalo, New York. The badge depicts a slightly modified version of the symbol that the Post Office used in the 1880s: a postal carrier riding swiftly on horseback. Badge reads "POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT / UNITED STATES OF AMERICA / BUFFALO".
VINTAGE:Circa 1950s.
SIZE:1-1/2" height and 1-1/2" width.
CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS:Brass.
ATTACHMENT:Horizontal pin with "C" catch.
MARKINGS:203 stamped on front ; U.S. GOVERNMENT PROPERTY / IF FOUND DROP IN MAILBOX on reverse.
ITEM NOTES:This badge is from a United States Post Office collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. ebay VBEX00 LHEX00
CONDITION:8 (Excellent-): Very little tarnish and minimal evidence of wear.
GUARANTEE:As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.