Pony Express Centennial Last Day Cover, San Francisco, CA, August 10, 1960
Entry/Object ID
AM1986.9.1
Scope and Content
Pony Express Centennial August 10, 1960 postcard with Post Office cancellation from San Francisco. Received at Gothenburg, NE Aug 15, 1960 (on back)
Group of Pony Express First Day Covers 86.9.1-26. Each cover canceled at a town along the trail on the last day the cancellation stamp was in use at that town's post office. Each cover has a 4¢ Pony Express Stamp. Above Stamp is stamped. "1860-Pony Express-1960 Founders, Russell, Majors, and Waddell."
Each cover has logo in orange/blue. Pony rider on galloping horse in blue against orange starburst background, April 3, 1860---April 3, 1960. "Pony Express" above and "Centennial" below.
Two hand stamps:
"Pony Express Sacramento, Pony East" and
"Pony Express San Francisco, Last Day.
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
San Francisco, California, Pony Express Centennial, Pony Express Re-Rides, Pony Express Last Day Issue, Pony Express 100th Anniversary, Sacramento, California, Gothenburg, Nebraska
