PLEASE NOTE: We are BACK IN THE OFFICE as of MONDAY 01/06 catching up from Travel and Shipping out the Mountain of Orders we received!!
YES, Kanae is Here, Listing, Packing, & SHIPPING as of MONDAY 01/06!!
Update 01/10/25: WE ARE still EXPERIENCING SOME TECHNICAL ISSUES WITH non-PayPal CREDIT CARD PURCHASES!!
If you would like to PAY for an Artifact with a CREDIT CARD, please email and I will get an invoice emailed to you ASAP!
THERE MAY BE SOME DELAYS in SOME POLICE & FIRE BADGES AFTER Wednesday 01/15 when I Leave for PORKY'S!!
NOTE: If You Are Going to Porky's I will be bringing CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, NEVADA, FEDERAL, & STATE AGENCY Badges.
If You Want to see something in-hand that is NOT in a Category above, try to let me know this weekend so I can get it pulled for the Show!!
We are HAPPY TO ACCEPT YOUR ORDERS during this time, and we will promptly SHIP MOST orders with ONE Business Day of Receipt of Payment!
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That DISCOUNT also applies to PayPal GIFT (Fee-Free), Check, and Money Order payments!!
Thank you for visiting. We hope you will find some vintage artifacts here on our site to add to your collection.
We look forward to serving your collecting needs, Ron & Kanae
ARTIFACT:
This is a circa 1930s New York Central Mail Service celluloid badge. The New York Central Mail Service ran on an early line which was important in connecting the East Coast with interior of the United States. The badge is an orange rectangle reading MAIL NEW YORK CENTRAL R.R. There is a window opening revealing a paper with the number 89813. handwritten on it.
VINTAGE:
Circa 1930s.
SIZE:
1-1/2" in height x 2-1/4" in width.
MATERIALS / CONSTRUCTION:
Celluloid wrapped around steel or tin backing with brass pin.
ATTACHMENT:
Horizontal one-piece safety type pin.
MARKINGS:
W&H CO. NEWARK NJ PAT. OCT 1 1929 on reverse.
ITEM NOTES:
This badge is from a railroad mail service collection which we will be listing more of over the next few months. VEJX08 LABEX09/08 STRVAEJX10/22/21
CONDITION:
8- (Very Fine—Excellent): Badge is slightly scuffed when held up to the light but has no major wear. Reverse is lightly tarnished.
GUARANTEE: As with all my artifacts, this piece is guaranteed to be original, as described.
