Pony Express Centennial Cavalcade Article in Western Stamp Collector, Aug. 6,1960

Name/Title

Pony Express Centennial Cavalcade Article in Western Stamp Collector, Aug. 6,1960

Entry/Object ID

AM1979.28.165

Scope and Content

Pony Express Centennial Cavalcade Article in Western Stamp Collector, Aug. 6,1960 Clipping from newspaper for stamp collectors. News photos of the tour bus-style mobile highway. Caption #1: L. Rohe Walter, Assistant to the Postmaster General (standing) and Americo A.W. Favale (kneeling at left) and Howard Lewis examine the exterior of one of the highway post offices filled with exhibits which is touring the country with the Pony Express Centennial Cavalcade. Diana Kessinger is looking out of the window. Caption #2: Assistant Postmaster General Frank Barr points to a detail in the picture of a Pony Express rider which appears on one side of the Pony Express Centennial Cavalcase Post Office." Caption #3: The "Today" side of the Pony Express Centennial Cavalcade Highway Post Office, decorated for its tour of the country by Americo A.W. Favale, Director of Visual Information and exhibits for the postal service. The photographs are all illustrated thru courtesy of the Post Office Department.

Lexicon

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express, Stamps

Search Terms

Pony Express Centennial

Legacy Lexicon

Object Name

News Clipping

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Sep 13, 2020