Pony Express Centennial Last Day Cover, Marysville, Kansas, July 23, 1960

Name/Title

Pony Express Centennial Last Day Cover, Marysville, Kansas, July 23, 1960

Entry/Object ID

AM1986.9.22

Scope and Content

Pony Express Centennial July 23, 1960. This postcard had the cancellation postmark from the Marysville, Kansas Post Office Received at Gothenburg, NE, July 29, 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 St. Joseph, Pony West" and "Pony Express St. Joseph, MO, Last Day. (Stamp includes the circular logo "The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company.")

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

Marysville, Kansas, Pony Express Centennial, Pony Express Last Day Issue, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Gothenburg, Nebraska, St. Joseph, Missouri

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Jan 12, 2010