{"product_id":"the-strickland-collection-butterfield-overland-mail-pony-express-centennial-covers","title":"The Strickland Collection — Butterfield Overland Mail \u0026 Pony Express Centennial Covers","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 1958 and again in 1961, three collectors in Long Beach, California — Keith G. Mullen, John A. Strickland, and Nellie Strickland — systematically requested postmarked covers from every post office along the route of the Butterfield Overland Mail, from St. Louis, Missouri to San Francisco, California. What they assembled is believed to be the most complete collection of this material in existence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis reference document catalogues all 520 covers across 202 post offices and 8 states, presented with full cover images alongside state, city, date, event, and recipient for each piece.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResearched, scanned, and compiled by Paul Sullivan, Woodstock, Ontario.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWhat's inside\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe full story of how the collection was discovered, who built it, and how first-day cover requesting worked in the pre-internet era\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e520 cover images\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEvery cover photographed and presented in a clean 2-column grid, sorted by state (east to west), city, then year\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo reference indexes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll 202 post offices listed by stop number and alphabetically — essential for identifying unmarked covers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStatistical appendixes\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCover counts by state, by year (1958 vs 1961), and by recipient — Keith Mullen, John Strickland, Nellie Strickland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe collection at a glance\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e520\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ecovers\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e202\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epost offices\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e8\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003estates\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e92\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003epages\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis is a living document. If you hold a cover from the 1958 Butterfield or 1961 Pony Express centennials not represented here, the author welcomes contact. The route should be complete. · rackrunner@ymail.com\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eWho this is for\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCollectors of Butterfield Overland Mail or Pony Express material seeking to identify, date, or value covers\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePostal historians researching centennial participation across the Southwest route\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnyone trying to determine whether a cover in their possession is represented in — or missing from — the known record\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDigital download details\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDelivered as a single PDF file. Compatible with any PDF viewer on desktop or mobile. Print-ready at letter size. Updated editions will be made available to previous purchasers when new covers are identified and added.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Conveyor Systems","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52470205219125,"sku":null,"price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/conveyorsystems.myshopify.com\/products\/the-strickland-collection-butterfield-overland-mail-pony-express-centennial-covers","provider":"Conveyor Systems","version":"1.0","type":"link"}