Postal & Communications Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1900 United States Postal Service Department paperweight. The paperweight is glass with a scooped out underside and reads PROPERTY OF THE USPO DEPT. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately in 7/8" height and 2-7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified Italian district postal carrier identification badge from an unknown period. The disc shows a crown at its center and reads PORTA-LETTERE DEL CIRCONDARIO (letter holders of the district). Si tratta di un distretto...

ARTIFACT: This is an Italian Post and Telegraph Militia (Milizia Postelegrafonica) enlisted man shoulder board from the 1930's into World War II. Formed in 1925, this group had anti-fraud duties during peacetime, as well as its wartime functions such as...

ARTIFACT: This is a New England Telephone & Telegraph Company "Bell System" operator's service brooch. The brooch is by Balfour, and is gold-filled with a green stone at center beneath a bell in relief. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's - 1940's. SIZE: About...

ARTIFACT: This is an old New England Telephone and Telegraph Company "Bell System" Operator service brooch for ten years of service with the company. At center is a bell in relief with two stars beneath. The badge is by Balfour, and is gold-filled...

ARTIFACT: This is an early New England Telephone & Telegraph Company operator's brooch for long service with the company. The brooch is by Balfour in gold-fill, and has a pink stone under a bell in relief. VINTAGE: Circa 1930's - 1940's. SIZE: About...