Uniform shirt
National Postal Museum

Uniform shirt

Penn Garment Co. · Before 1956

fabric (cotton)
National Postal Museum
CC0 — Public Domain
National Postal Museum

Light-gray colored shirts remained uniform standard until 1955, when postal officials designated a new, light-blue color scheme. As early as 1901, regulations permitted city delivery letter carriers to wear a shirt and tie without their jackets in hot weather.

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