Postal & Communications Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a European Postal Hat Badge, possibly Belgian. The badge is a postal horn topped by a crown. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1-13/16" in height and in 2-1/16" in width. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Silver-plated nickel or...

ARTIFACT: This is a Belgian medal from the reign of King Albert, who was in power from 1909 to 193The Bronze Medal commemorates the tenth anniversary of an agreement reached by the postal workers of Tournai. The medal reads SOUVENIR DU Xe ANNIVERSAIRE DE...

ARTIFACT: This is a postal hat badge of unknown vintage and possibly French origin. It is a wreath of laurels with the letters PTT at center, which probably stand for Postes, Télégraphes et Téléphones (Postal, Telegraph and Telephone), a French...

ARTIFACT: Ca 1900 Belgian Postal Service Uniform Button by J. F.. It reads shows a lion rampant on a postal horn topped by a crown. VINTAGE: Circa 1900. SIZE: Approximately 7/8" in diameter. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Gilt brass. ATTACHMENT: Button...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified postal badge of an unknown vintage. It is probably either French or Belgian in origin. It reads ADMINISTRATION G'LE (Generale) DES POSTES SERVICE DE GOUVERNMENT (General Administration of the Post Service of the...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified French postal uniform button of unknown vintage. It reads DIRECTION G'ale (Generale) DES POSTES (Directorate General of Posts) and has a fleur-de-lis at its center. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 7/8"...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified postal federation medal, either French or Belgian in origin. The front shows a woman in an attitude of begging and the reverse reads: FEDRATION POSTALE POSTBOND 1919-1949 (Postal Federatoin). It has an E. deBraemaecker...

ARTIFACT: This is a Belgian medal for the 50th Anniversary of the Universal Postal Union (UPU) and the 75th Anniversary of the usage of Postage Stamps in Belgium. The medal is by G. (Godefroid) DeVreese, a Belgian medalist who lived from 1861-194The UPU...

ARTIFACT: This is a 925 Silver Commemorative Medal for the 1953 dedication of the new building for the Universal Postal Union (UPU) in Berne, Switzerland. The UPU was established in 1874 and its headquarters has been in the Swiss Capital ever since. The...

ARTIFACT: This is an unidentified Dutch Silver postal medal. The badge reads 1899-1909 16 MEI (May 16) on its front and BESTUURS PRIJS DE POST (board of postal pricing) on reverse. VINTAGE: Circa unknown. SIZE: Approximately 1-1/2" in diameter...

ARTIFACT: This is a Rare WWI Belgian Postal Worker Service Medal in Unmarked Silver. The front shows the profile of a woman and reads PAX (peace); the reverse reads: LES POSTIERS NON-SIGNATAIRES FIDELES A LEUR SERMENT 1914-1918 (The non-signatory postal...

ARTIFACT: This is a pre-World War I uniform button for the Belgian Ministry of Railway, Post and Telegraph (CHEMINS DE FER POSTES-TELEGRAPHES). A lion is at the center of the button along with the motto "L'Union Fait la Force". VINTAGE: Circa...