Pony Express Centennial Last Day Cover, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 1960

Name/Title

Pony Express Centennial Last Day Cover, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 1960

Entry/Object ID

AM1986.9.1

Scope and Content

Pony Express Centennial August 10, 1960 postcard with Post Office cancellation from San Francisco. Received at Gothenburg, NE Aug 15, 1960 (on back) Group of Pony Express First Day Covers 86.9.1-26. Each cover canceled at a town along the trail on the last day the cancellation stamp was in use at that town's post office. Each cover has a 4¢ Pony Express Stamp. Above Stamp is stamped. "1860-Pony Express-1960 Founders, Russell, Majors, and Waddell." Each cover has logo in orange/blue. Pony rider on galloping horse in blue against orange starburst background, April 3, 1860---April 3, 1960. "Pony Express" above and "Centennial" below. Two hand stamps: "Pony Express Sacramento, Pony East" and "Pony Express San Francisco, Last Day.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

San Francisco, California, Pony Express Centennial, Pony Express Re-Rides, Pony Express Last Day Issue, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Sacramento, California, Gothenburg, Nebraska

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 12, 2010