MVS employee chest badge, number 18609

Motor Vehicle Service · early 1950s

U.S. Post Office Department Motor Vehicle Service (MVS) cap badge, number 18609, with vertical hinged pin and safety clasp on verso. Spread eagle surmounts circular medallion with upper portion marked "U.S. MAIL." Medallion bears U.S. Capitol and a snub-nosed truck/van at center, surrounded by "POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT VEHICLE SERVICE." Numerical figures inscribed on skirt. This badge was issued to a MVS employee during the early 1950s.