Name/Title
1979 Pony Express RaceEntry/Object ID
2009.3.298Description
1979 Pony Express Race sponsored by the British Post Office is a booklet made up to promote and explain their plan for a race from St. Joseph, MO to Sacramento, CA, July14 - August 22, 1979. The reason for the ride was to commemorate the invention of postage rates in 1635 by Charles I. The birth of the modern British Post Office took place in 1840 when it was now determined that the postage would be paid by the sender instead of by the receiver as it was previously. The British Post Office felt that this kept the Pony Express going as long as it did with the sender paying the postage. This booklet includes Objectives, Proposed Itinerary, Rules, a 1976 Race Itinerary, and a Historical Background. This book is from the Don Reynolds library.
17/Softbound.Collection
Don and Maudie Reynolds CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
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Communication, Postage stamps-history, Pony Express Rerun, Pony Express in Utah, Pony Express Stations, Utah History, Pony Express Re-RidesBook Details
Author
British Post OfficePlace Published
City
New York CityState/Province
New YorkDate Published
1979Call No.
PonyExpress BRNotes
Copy No.: 1Condition
Overall Condition
Excellent