Editing Pony Express (section)

=== Postage stamps ===
In 1869, the United States Post Office issued the first U.S. postage stamp to depict an actual historic event, and the subject chosen was the Pony Express. Until then, only the faces of [[George Washington]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], and [[Andrew Jackson]] were found on the face of U.S. postage.<ref>Scotts United States Stamp Catalogue.</ref> Sometimes mistaken for an actual stamp used by the Pony Express, the "Pony Express Stamp" issue was released in 1869 (8 years after the Pony Express service had ended) to honor the men who rode the long and sometimes dangerous journeys and to commemorate the service they provided for the nation. In 1940 and 1960, commemorative stamps were issued for the 80th and 100th anniversaries of the Pony Express, respectively.
{| style="margin:1em auto;"
| [[File:Post Horse & Rider 1869 Issue-2c.jpg|thumb|200px|Pony Express Rider, issue of 1869]]
| [[File:Pony Express 3c 1940 issue.JPG|thumb|275px|Pony Express 80th-anniversary issue of 1940]]
| [[File:Pony Express centennial stamp 4c 1960 issue.jpg|thumb|275px|Pony Express 100th-anniversary issue of 1960]]
|}