Ox And Carts

Was looking through my US collection recently when I noticed a bit of a trend. I guess back in the 1940s and 50s a lot of the US states were celebrating centenaries as territories or states. I found at least eight stamps picturing ox pulled carts representing the pioneers.



Gadsden Purchase, US-Mexico border




Minnesota




Utah



Kansas




Oregon




Swedish pioneers




California




Washington (it's in the seal)

Just thought it was interesting. Obviously oxen were better at pulling ones worldly belongings thousands of miles.

Interesting trend. Those are also very nice examples.

A very interesting observation. A little Googling uncovered this practical rationale for choosing oxen over horses.

Wagons Ho!

That's a great little collection of stamps celebrating the westward expansion in America. 2000 miles or more in oxen drawn wagons surely toughened up those pioneers.

Enjoyed the scans James.

Bill

Jamesw: just a great display of oxen stamps. Evokes the pioneer spirit in everyone. You're on a roll to-day!

That is pretty neat! Thanks James!
-J

Good, so it's not just my imagination. You see them too!

Glad you all like the scans. Turns out I missed one.




Nebraska

Fragment of a souvenir sheet, `The Arrival of the Hungarians`, depicting parts of a 1760 m2 panoramic painting by Arpad Feszty in 1894.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arriva...e_Hungarians

Wadmalatz
thanks for the se-tenant. I will be looking today for
more oxes and carts.

Good thread...

Great looking stamps, I have a distant relative who used an oxcart to get from St. Peter, MN to Artichoke Lake, MN ca. 1860. To learn more about this mode of transport, you could look at:

The Red River Trails Oxcart Routes Between St. Paul and the Selkirk Settlement 1820-1870 by Rhoda Gilman

Maybe you can find this in a library & skim through it - I own a copy and it has great maps, pictures, and bibliography.

I deleted my posting. It is in the wrong category. We are looking for Us classic stamps. Sorry..