Pony Express Centennial Envelope

Archive

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

Pony Express Centennial Envelope

Entry/Object ID

2023.2.186

Scope and Content

Two empty unaddressed Pony Express Centennial envelopes.

Context

The left side of the envelope is a brown drawing to commemorate the Pony Express Centennial from 1860 to 1960. It features a Railroad train in the upper left corner and a wagon train in the upper right corner. In the middle is a picture of a Pony Express rider. Below is written OFFICIAL FIRST DAY COVER St. Joseph Stamp Collector's Club. It is postmarked Saint Joseph Mo. JUL 19 1960 and has an additional round marking the reads FOUNDERS * ST. JOSEPH, MO - SACRMENTO, CALIF *. In the center are the names +Russell +Majors + Waddell. The 4¢ brown stamp is commemorative of the PONY EXPRESS 1860 - 1960. Below the stamp is stamped FIRST DAY OF ISSUE. The envelope is inside a clear plastic protector. There is a small piece of paper included where is written in red ink " San Francisco To Sacramento, Calif. Circa 1855 - No 11 $25.00"

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Envelope

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Stamp, Postage

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Container, Document

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Stamp

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Writing Accessories

Nomenclature Class

Written Communication T&E

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Archive Details

Primary Language

English

Dimensions

Dimension Notes

3½" X 6½"

Parts

Letter and Envelope