Third Division RMS Washington, D.C. Owney tag
National Postal Museum

Third Division RMS Washington, D.C. Owney tag

April 18, 1892

metal
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Postal employees under the direction of Charles W. Vickery, Third Division Superintendent of the Railway Mail Service, presented this token to Owney on April 18, 1892. The token, cut in the shape of a postal badge, celebrates the link between the Railway Mail Service and their canine mascot.

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