Pony Express Anniversary Postal Card
USPS 19-cent Flag pre-stamped postal card (UX152) with pictorial cancellation from the Pony Express Station in Red Rock, Texas, dated April 3, 1993. The oval cancel features a galloping horse and rider, commemorating the anniversary of the Pony Express mail service. No separate cachet; the pictorial postmark serves as the sole decorative element.
- Format
- Postal Card
Stamps
Tags
Dates & Locations
This is a postal card (not a separate stamp affixed to envelope) featuring the USA 19-cent Flag stamp pre-printed in the upper right corner, showing the American flag in red, white, and blue. The cover bears a pictorial cancellation from the Pony Express Station in Red Rock, Texas, dated April 3, 1993, commemorating the anniversary of the Pony Express. The oval cancellation features an illustration of a galloping horse with rider and reads 'PONY EXPRESS STATION / PONY XXPRESS / APRIL 3, 1993 / RED ROCK, TEXAS 78662.' The card is a USPS pre-stamped postal card (copyright USPS 1991) with no separate cachet artwork beyond the cancellation itself.
This First Day Cover features a 19-cent pre-stamped postal card with a U.S. flag stamp (Scott #UX152). The postmark is a pictorial cancellation from the Pony Express Station in Red Rock, Texas, dated April 3, 1993. The cancellation includes an illustration of a galloping horse and rider, symbolizing the Pony Express mail service. There is no separate cachet artwork; the pictorial postmark serves as the sole decorative element. The condition of the cover appears to be excellent, with clear and legible printing.
(The automatic summaries sometimes misidentify the postmark as part of the cachet artwork.)