Name/Title
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Flown on Board SPACE SHUTTLE, orange logo, 1985Entry/Object ID
AM1989.12.6Scope and Content
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Flown on Board SPACE SHUTTLE, orange logo, 1985. THIS ITEM WAS FLOWN ABOARD THE U.S. SPACE SHUTTLE "DISCOVERY" FROM AUGUST 27-SEPTEMBER 3, 1985. Through Astronaut William Fisher, M.D., a descendant of William Fisher, a Pony Express Rider.
Pony Express Centennial First Day Issue Stamped Envelope, 1960. 4¢ stamp sloga
Cancel date Stamp: July 19, 9 AM, 1960, Sacramento, California.
Round Founders hand stamp: "Russell, Majors, Waddell, Sacramento, Calif.; St. Joseph, Mo."
Left ½ of envelope front has :
Artwork in rectangular patchwork of 4 sections.
1st Section: Pony rider on orange background with compass above.
2nd Section is illustration of Locomotive above train tracks. "Hannibal-St. Joseph R.R."
3rd Section is copy of original Pony Express hand stamp on orange background.
4th Section is text : "100th Anniversary The Pony Express From railes end St Saint Joseph, Missouri to Trail's end at Sacramento, California in Ten Days."
Label applied at lower right: St. Joseph Museum, St. Joseph, Mo.
(Same as 999.03838)Lexicon
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Pony express, AstronautsSearch Terms
Pony Express Centennial, 1960, Pony Express Centennial Committee, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Pony Express Centennial, Pony Express First Day Issue, U.S. Space Shuttle Discovery, Pony Express Envelopes in SpaceRelationships
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Pony Express Centennial 1960