Pony Express 80th Anniversary First Day Issue Envelope to Murphy, St. Joseph, 1940

Name/Title

Pony Express 80th Anniversary First Day Issue Envelope to Murphy, St. Joseph, 1940

Entry/Object ID

AM1998.1.20

Scope and Content

80th Anniversary Pony Express first day issue envelope postmarked St. Joseph addressed to John R. Murphy, Hastubg & Oneida Ave., Conton-on-Hudson, New York. April 3, 1940. 3¢ stamp. Illustration: Poster style with mint green background, Pony rider, wearing coonskin-style hat on galloping horse. "Eightieth Anniversary Pony Express, 1860 April 3 1940 St. Joseph, Missouri, Sacramento, California". (Same as 98.1.21).

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

Pony Express, Pony Express Anniversary, John R. Murphy, Pony Express First Day Issue, Pony Express Stamps, Pony Express 80th Anniversary

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

John R. Murphy