National Postal Museum
French Republic Owney tag
1889
The dog that was called Owney by U.S. mail clerks had a 9-year career (1888-1897) as a self-appointed canine guardian of the mail and postal mascot. Beginning with his appearance in the fall of 1888 at the Albany, New York, Post Office, he accompanied mail pouches being forwarded by rail throughout the United States and the world.
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