Name/Title
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Flown on Board SPACE SHUTTLE, 1985Entry/Object ID
AM1989.12.5Scope and Content
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Flown on Board SPACE SHUTTLE, 1985. THIS ITEM WAS FLOWN ABOARD THE U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE "DISCOVERY" FROM AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 3, 1985. Through Astronaut William Fisher, M.D., a descendant of William Fisher, a Pony Express Rider.
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Stamped Envelope, 1960. 4¢ stamp slogan "Fear to do ill and you need fear nought else". Official cover of the Pony Express Centennial Committee.
Cancel date Stamp: April 15, 1960, San Francisco, California.
Pony Express hand stamp: April 3, 1860
Left 1/3 of envelope front has :
100th Anniversary of the Pony Express
Artwork of rider leaving Pony Express Stables
April 3, 1860 April 3, 1960
St. Joseph, MO. to Sacramento, Calif.
Label applied at lower right: St. Joseph Museum, St. Joseph, Mo.
(Same as 999.03838)Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
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EnvelopeNomenclature Primary Object Term
Container, DocumentNomenclature Sub-Class
Writing AccessoriesNomenclature Class
Written Communication T&ENomenclature Category
Category 06: Tools & Equipment for CommunicationLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony express, AstronautsSearch Terms
Pony Express Centennial, 1960, Pony Express Centennial Committee, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Pony Express Centennial, Pony Express First Day Issue, U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery, Pony Express Envelopes in SpaceRelationships
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William Fisher, M.D.Person or Organization
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Pony Express Centennial 1960