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Pony Express 80th Anniversary First day issue envelope, St. Joseph,1940Entry/Object ID
AM1992.1.125Scope and Content
80th Anniversary of Pony Express: First Day Issue Envelope . Postmarked St. Joseph, Mo. 9 AM April 3, 1940. 3¢ stamp. Unaddressed.
Illustration in purple: Oval ink stamp "Pony Express, The Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, April 3, St. Joseph, MO. Above this stamp. "80th Anniversary of the Pony Express, April 3, 1860-April 3, 1940." Below the stamp a U.S. Map with trail shown. "The memorable trip westward, a total run of 1966 miles, was completed in nine days and twenty-three hours. The actual schedule of runs on the trip is given as follows: Left St. Joseph, Missouri at 6:30 P.M. on the 3rd of April, arrived at Salt Lake City, Utah, 6:30 P.M. on the 9th; at Carson City, 2:30 P.M on the 12th; at Placerville, Calif., 2 P.M. on the 13th; Sacramento, Calif., 5:30 P.M. on the 13th: San Francisco 1:00 A.M. on the 14th."Lexicon
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