Postal & Communications Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare United States Mail Rural Free Delivery hat badge from the 1920s or 1930s used in Erie, Pennsylvania. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 1-1/2" height and 2-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated nickel...

ARTIFACT: This is a United States Mail Motor Service badge from a branch of the post office that originated in the first years of the twentieth century. This round badge is shaped like a spoked automobile wheel. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s...

ARTIFACT: This is an early United States Post Office postal cap badge from San Diego, California. The badge is oval in shape and is topped by an eagle with spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2" height and 2-"" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an early (circa 1890s) United States Mail Rural Free Delivery hat badge from New Hampshire. The badge is in an open wreath formation of laurel leaves surrounding "RFD 3". VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: 2" height and 2-5/8" width...

ARTIFACT: This is an early United States Post Office postal cap badge from the community of Beverly Hills, California, which was founded in 190The badge is oval in shape and is topped by an eagle with spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2"...

ARTIFACT: This is a round mail badge from the Chicago Union Stockyards, which was a large, independent mail handling center in Chicago. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: 1-1/2" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel-plated brass. ATTACHMENT: Vertical...

ARTIFACT: This is a 1920s-1930s United States Post Office postal cap badge from New York City, New York. The badge is oval in shape and is topped by an eagle with spread wings. VINTAGE: Circa 1920s-1930s. SIZE: 2" height and 2-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION...

ARTIFACT: This is a rare and early United States Post Office postal badge from Baltimore, Maryland. This round badge shows a postal carrier with mailbags speeding along on horseback. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s-1880s. SIZE: 1-7/16" diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1870s-1880s postal badge from the Post Office of Baltimore, Maryland. The badge has a low number (8) and is in excellent condition. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s-1880s. SIZE: Approximately 1-7/16" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1950s United States Post Office badge from Phoenix, Arizona. The badge depicts a slightly modified version of the symbol that the Post Office used in the 1880a postal carrier riding swiftly on horseback Badge reads "POST OFFICE...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 United States Post Office hat badge from Portsmouth, New Hampshire. The badge is oval in shape and topped by an eagle with wings spread. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: 2" height and 2-1/2" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an old postal badge in celluloid. It reads POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT USA 5578 and shows a profile of a rider on a horse. VINTAGE: Circa 1940s. SIZE: 2-9/16" diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Celluloid-wrapped tin...