National Postal Museum
Letter carrier uniform cap
Postal Service (USPS) · c.1893-1922
Two brass buttons depicting a letter carrier, which were introduced in 1893, are secured on either side of the black patent leather bill to hold a black braid above the bill. The attached elliptical-shaped, metal badge number 322, has an 1888 patent date. Service badges were redesigned in 1922 to include an eagle atop the oval.This cap has badge number 322 attached.
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