Height x Width: 1 5/8 x 15/16 in. (4.13 x 2.38 cm)
Type:
Seals, Symbols & Signage
Place:
South Dakota
United States of America
Date:
April 25, 1896
Description:
Owney received this token from the employees of the Pierre, South Dakota post office. At the time of Owney’s travels there were only three people employed at that post office. Robert N. Locke was the town’s postmaster and John H. McCord, originally of Illinois, and Fred S. Williams, born in Canada, served as the town’s postal clerks.
