Stagecoaches Transported Mail 25c First Day of Issue

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SORLAS FARCO& COMPARY us MAIL 25 SHINGTON NOV 20Universal Postal Congres 19 FIRST DAY OF ISSUE 1989 20066 DC

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Stagecoaches transported mail to link the middle section of the United States to the Pacific Coast in the 1850's and 1860's. The heyday of the overland stage lines ended in 1869 when the first transcontinental railroad crossed the United States. This stamp was designed by Mark Hess. POSTAL SERVICE Item 8847-2 © 1989 U.S. Postal Service. All rights reserved.