1940 3¢ Pony Express, 80th Anniversary Issue #894
3¢ Brown red
Rotary Press Printing - Perf. 11 x 10½
46 million printed - Scott #894 - 1940
Value
Used: $0.01
No postmark with gum (MH): $0.02
Full perfect gum, no postmark, no trace of stamp hinge mark (MNH): $0.02
A pane of 50 stamps, there were four panes to a sheet of 200
A first day cover of #894 dated April 3rd 1940
Pony Express and stage office, Santa Cruz Big Trees California, 1860
Map of the Pony Express route April 3, 1860 - October 24. 1861
Postmarks of the Pony Express
An example of the stamp used by the Pony Express
The Pony Express was again celebrated by the USPS in 1960 (#1154)
The Pony Express was first celebrated by the Post Office in 1869 (#113)
