Pony Express Centennial First Day Cover, Saint Louis, MO, Aug 21, 1960

Name/Title

Pony Express Centennial First Day Cover, Saint Louis, MO, Aug 21, 1960

Entry/Object ID

AM2015.1.329

Scope and Content

Pony Express Centennial First Day Cover, St. Louis, MO, Aug 21, 1960. Postmarked, St. Louis, Aug. 21, 9 am, 1960. by Society of Philatelic Americans. "Agent of Pony Express, St. Joseph Missouri" printed across top. 2 copies. Illustration along left edge: "½ ounce paid from St. Joseph to Placerville er Pony Express", overlaying "Wells Fargo & Co". A = 4¢ stamp of Pony Rider imprinted, Hand stamp: North Missouri R.R., Aug. 21. Affixed stamp: "Wells Fargo & Co, ½ ounce $1.00". B = 7¢ airmail stamp, Addressed to c/o Wells, Fargo & Co., Sacramento, California.

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 Centennial, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Pony Express First Day Issue, Pony Express Trail, Society for Philatelic Americans

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Aug 11, 2015