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155th Anniversary Of The Pony Express

 
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ikeyPikey
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Today's Google Doodle celebrates the 155th Anniversary of the Pony Express.

Click on it, and an animated gif ...

If you missed this, or any other Google Doodle, you can visit:

https://www.google.com/doodles/

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
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The most famous short lived failed business in American history. :-)
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ikeyPikey
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Quote:
... The most famous short lived failed business in American history ...


Certainly the most famous respected short lived failed business in American history.

As to the 'short lived', it seems to be in a dead heat with Mr Ponzi, who also ran ~18 months.

When we were lads, everyone learned about The Pony Express in school.

Thanks to Mr Madoff, I think Ponzi is better known, today.

Not much of an improvement, that.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
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ikeyPikey
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Posted 04/14/2015   12:50 pm  Show Profile Bookmark this reply Add ikeyPikey to your friends list  Get a Link to this Reply

Quote:
... The most famous short lived failed business in American history ...


Certainly the most famous respected short lived failed business in American history.

As to the 'short lived', it seems to be in a dead heat with Mr Ponzi, who also ran ~18 months.

When we were lads, everyone learned about The Pony Express in school.

Thanks to Mr Madoff, it is Mr Ponzi that might be better known, today.

Not much of an improvement, that.

Cheers,

/s/ ikeyPikey
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revcollector
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The Pony Express was not a fraud, Ponzi schemes are. No comparison.
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Neal Montgomery
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How many US stamps honoring the pony express are there?

I have three: 113, 894, 1154 (plus 2780 has a pony express rider on it). I can't find any others.

Correction: And I just saw that 947 also has a pony express rider on it.
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Edited by Neal Montgomery - 04/14/2015 11:36 pm
revcollector
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Only 894 and 1154 are considered Pony Express stamps, 113 is just a post rider. Plus the Wells Fargo Pony Express stamps themselves of course (143L1-143L5, 143L7-143L9)
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