Guard cap badge, number 273
National Postal Museum

Guard cap badge, number 273

Greenduck Company · 1800s

metal (nickel plated brass)
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

United States Post Office guard badge, number 273. Round design with numerical figures surrounded by "UNITED STATES / POSTAL EMPLOYEE." This badge, though classified as a guard badge, may have been used by a clerk or even a letter carrier.

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