Button has blue text with registered trademark symbol, logo of an eagle, and photograph of a postage stamp with a bald eagle and a red moon, all over a white background.

The U.S. Postal Service issued a stamp featuring  an American bald eagle over a red moon on October 4, 1988. The price of $8.75 denoted a new, lower rate category for letter-sized Express Mail items, a drop from the previous price of $10.75. Though the stamp was issued for Express Mail service, it could be used on other kinds of mail. The eagle logo was used by the U.S. Postal Service from 1971 to 1993, when a streamlined eagle's head logo was adopted.

Benjamin Franklin was appointed the first Postmaster General in 1775. His operation evolved into the Post Office Department in 1792, a cabinet-level department in 1872, and an independent agency in 1971, when it was renamed the U.S. Postal Service.

Illustration of a woman running with many boxes and presents in her arms with a red no crossed out symbol over the top on a white background

The United States Postal Service regularly advertises the services they provide, especially during the busy season around the winter holidays. One of their many slogans was "We Deliver for Yule!" The word "Yule" is the name of a historical winter festival used in place of "you" as part of a play on words. The USPS also produced a beanie bear, named Rudee, with the "We Deliver for Yule" slogan on the back of the bear. 

White illustration of a man's head on a light blue background

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This button was used to help commemorate "National American Indian Heritage Month."  U.S. President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution declaring November "National American Indian Heritage Month."  Since 1994, other proclamations have been announced using the names "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month."  Heritage Month presents education opportunities to the general public about tribes and raises awareness of Native Americans.

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Founded in 1889, The National Association of Letter Carriers (NALC) is an American labor union, representing letter carriers employed by the United States Postal Service (USPS). The NALC has 2,500 branches in the the United States, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Virgin Islands, and Guam. Over 93% of letter carriers are members of the NALC, and the union is recognized as the bargaining agent for all carriers. Membership in the NALC is completely voluntary. This button is most likely referring to the 100th anniversary of the establishment of the NALC which would have occurred in 1989.

Black and pink text and an illustration of a pink dinosaur skeleton on a white background

The National Association of Postmasters of the United States (NAPUS) is a special fraternity of more than 42,000 other Postmasters. NAPUS has state organizations called chapters in all 50 states and Puerto Rico/Virgin Islands. The chapters conduct state conventions where chapter officers are elected, proposed policy changes are debated, Postmaster training is conducted, scholarships are presented, and members can socialize with one another.

In 2000, Utah held its state convention in Vernal, a city known for Dinosaur National Monument, a protected area where thousands of dinosaur fossils and footprints were discovered in 1909, which is why the button depicts a dinosaur fossil. Donna Peaks is most likely a reference to the one time USPS Vice President, Finance, Controller of the same name. 

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National Hispanic Heritage Month originated in 1968 as a way to celebrate Hispanic Americans and their culture which is contribued to American society.  The decision to celebrate in September is a result of five Central American countries celebrating their independence at that time.  Every year the President issues a Proclamation to designate the time of September as National Hispanic Heritage Month.  On September 14th, 1995, President Clinton issued Proclamation 6823 honoring National Hispanic Heritage Month.  

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This button was used to help commemorate "National American Indian Heritage Month."  U.S. President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution declaring November "National American Indian Heritage Month."  Since 1994, other proclamations have been announced using the names "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month."  Heritage Month presents education opportunities to the general public about tribes and raises awareness of Native Americans.

Colorful illustration of a person in a landscape with an outer brown edge with black text

This button was used to help commemorate "National American Indian Heritage Month."  U.S. President George H. W. Bush approved a joint resolution declaring November "National American Indian Heritage Month."  Since 1994, other proclamations have been announced using the names "Native American Heritage Month" and "National American Indian and Alaska Native Heritage Month."  Heritage Month presents education opportunities to the general public about tribes and raises awareness of Native Americans.

Black and white photo of a baseball player with black text

Born in 1916, Philip Joseph Cavarretta was a Major League Baseball first baseman, outfielder, and manager. Cavarretta played for 20 seasons with the Cubs from 1934-1953, and was voted National League Most Valuable Player in 1945 after leading the Cubs to winning the pennant and batting with a .355 average. Cavarretta became a manager of the Cubs in 1951 until moving to the White Sox in 1954, where he ended his career in the Major Leagues. He then became a manager for the minor leagues from 1956 to 1958 and again from 1965-1972. During his career, Cavarretta had a .293 batting average with 95 home runs and 920 runs batted in (RBI). Cavarretta died of complications from a stroke in 2010, and was also battling leukemia at the time of his death.

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