Express Transportation Related Artifacts

ARTIFACT: This is a rare set of two circa 1870s or 1880s baggage tags for the Overland Mail & Express Company. The two flat, brass tags hang from a leather strap. One tag reads O.M. & EX. XO. 230 BAGGAGE CHECK and the other reads O.M. & EX. XO. 230...

ARTIFACT: This is a circa 1920 American Railway Express Company Special Officer Badge #60. VINTAGE: Circa 1920. SIZE: About 1-3/4 in width by 2-1/8" in height. CONSTRUCTION / MATERIALS: Nickel plated nickel with painted details...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1870s United States Express Company lapel pin, probably in gold. This very delicate pin reads UNITED STATES EXPRESS CO. and shows a winged chest flying beneath a horseshoe. VINTAGE: Circa 1870s. SIZE: 3/4 height and 13/16"...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1880s-1890s American Express employee lapel pin in silver. The pin reads AMERICAN EXPRESS and shows a shield of stars and stripes at center. VINTAGE: Circa 1880s-1890s. SIZE: 5/8 height and 13/16" width. CONSTRUCTION /...

ARTIFACT: This is an 1890s American Express Company padlock and lead seal. The key has an oval head reads AM. EX CO. and the lead seal is roughly round and reads AM EX CO 833. VINTAGE: Circa 1890s. SIZE: Key: 1-15/16 height and 1-1/16" width;...

ARTIFACT: This is a gun holster for an American Railway Express Company policeman. The holster is a nice mellow brown and has a decorative chain border design. VINTAGE: Circa 1910s. SIZE: 10" in height or 4-1/2" in width. CONSTRUCTION /...