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Postal Inspection Service credentials

Catalog Data

Medium:
leather; paper
Dimensions:
Height x Width x Depth (Closed): 4 1/2 x 3 x 3/16 in. (11.43 x 7.62 x 0.48 cm) Height x Width x Depth (Open): 4 1/2 x 6 x 1/16 in. (11.43 x 15.24 x 0.16 cm)
Type:
Employee Gear
Date:
1956
Description:
Postal inspectors always carry credentials identifying them as members of the nation’s oldest federal law enforcement agency. As early as 1884, Inspection Service credentials included the postal inspector’s photograph; this travel commission does not include a photograph.
Object number:
2013.2011.4
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National Postal Museum Collection
Data Source:
National Postal Museum
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm8b453802c-8cea-453d-b07d-42a1af643f70
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:npm_2013.2011.4