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The 18th *Jack Ass Mail Run MNH Stamp Porterville to Springville April 7, 1979
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Condition: Block of 2 Mint Never Hinged 50 Cent Stamps The 18th jack ass mail run mnh stamp - porterville to springville april 7, 1979 Block of 2 mint never hinged 50 cent stamps Jackass mail run Description of Event Started in 1962, the annual Jacka ... Read More
Condition: Block of 2 Mint Never Hinged 50 Cent Stamps
The 18th jack ass mail run mnh stamp - porterville to springville april 7, 1979
Block of 2 mint never hinged 50 cent stamps
Jackass mail run
Description of Event
Started in 1962, the annual Jackass Mail Run recreates the
old west when mail to Springville was delivered by horse or mule-drawn
wagon. Hundreds of riders on horseback, covered wagons, buggies and
stagecoaches gather in Porterville, a city 20 miles west, and set out to
bring the mail to Springville during this classic event that celebrates
the town's cultural heritage.
The mail is collected for weeks in special handmade rustic boxes, is
stamped with a special "Jackass Mail Run Stamp" which is cancelled the
day before the big event, and transported to Springville. Festivities
leading up to the Mail Run include old-fashioned hoedowns and workdays
assembling or repairing the wagons, acclimating the horses and mules,
and getting ready.
In Springville, festival goers gather in the Springville Veterans
Memorial Park and up and down the highway to witness the Mail Run. There
are vendors offering western themed items, live music by a country
western band in the park, demonstrations of old time crafts, and various
entertainment. But, the main entertainment is the mail wagon entering
town. For more than 50 years, Springville Bandits have attempted to
'hold-up' the mail. They come from alleys, rooftops, and behind trees
to fire on the wagons and wagonmasters; and, of course, the wagonmasters
and outriders fire back in defense. The air turns blue with gun smoke
as the crowd cheers them on. For 50 years, the bandits have been
vanquished and the wagonmaster has delivered the strongbox to the
Springville postmaster!
When calm is restored, festival goers celebrate the peace with an old-fashioned western hoedown at the Springville Inn
featuring a local country western band preceded by a barbeque at the
Springville Rodeo Grounds. The Inn has hosted the Jackass Mail Run
Dance for more than 50 years. If weather permits, the dance is around
the Old Oak Tree at the Inn. If not, the dance is upstairs where the
Inn's ghosts are said to roam.
Springville is located 20 miles east of Porterville in Central
California just below the southernmost stands of giant sequoias.
Visitors from Southern California can make their way north on Highway 5
to Highway 99, then northeast on Highway 65 to the Springville exit.
From Northern California, visitors should take Highway 99 south to
Tipton, then travel east on Highway 190 to Springville.
No returns on International orders
NOTE: The detail scans are made part of the description and condition of the Stamp
Condition is Fine to Very Fine
This Stamp is an ORIGINAL and NOT a copy, reproduction, or reprint.
If buyer seeks certification for a stamp and stamp turns out to be unauthentic or not as described, a full refund will be offered plus the cost of the certification.
Buyer has to notify Seller prior to submitting the item for a Certificate. Return time will be extended to 90 days from the date of the sale.
The 18th jack ass mail run mnh stamp - porterville to springville april 7, 1979
Block of 2 mint never hinged 50 cent stamps
Jackass mail run
Description of Event
Started in 1962, the annual Jackass Mail Run recreates the
old west when mail to Springville was delivered by horse or mule-drawn
wagon. Hundreds of riders on horseback, covered wagons, buggies and
stagecoaches gather in Porterville, a city 20 miles west, and set out to
bring the mail to Springville during this classic event that celebrates
the town's cultural heritage.
The mail is collected for weeks in special handmade rustic boxes, is
stamped with a special "Jackass Mail Run Stamp" which is cancelled the
day before the big event, and transported to Springville. Festivities
leading up to the Mail Run include old-fashioned hoedowns and workdays
assembling or repairing the wagons, acclimating the horses and mules,
and getting ready.
In Springville, festival goers gather in the Springville Veterans
Memorial Park and up and down the highway to witness the Mail Run. There
are vendors offering western themed items, live music by a country
western band in the park, demonstrations of old time crafts, and various
entertainment. But, the main entertainment is the mail wagon entering
town. For more than 50 years, Springville Bandits have attempted to
'hold-up' the mail. They come from alleys, rooftops, and behind trees
to fire on the wagons and wagonmasters; and, of course, the wagonmasters
and outriders fire back in defense. The air turns blue with gun smoke
as the crowd cheers them on. For 50 years, the bandits have been
vanquished and the wagonmaster has delivered the strongbox to the
Springville postmaster!
When calm is restored, festival goers celebrate the peace with an old-fashioned western hoedown at the Springville Inn
featuring a local country western band preceded by a barbeque at the
Springville Rodeo Grounds. The Inn has hosted the Jackass Mail Run
Dance for more than 50 years. If weather permits, the dance is around
the Old Oak Tree at the Inn. If not, the dance is upstairs where the
Inn's ghosts are said to roam.
Springville is located 20 miles east of Porterville in Central
California just below the southernmost stands of giant sequoias.
Visitors from Southern California can make their way north on Highway 5
to Highway 99, then northeast on Highway 65 to the Springville exit.
From Northern California, visitors should take Highway 99 south to
Tipton, then travel east on Highway 190 to Springville.
No returns on International orders
NOTE: The detail scans are made part of the description and condition of the Stamp
Condition is Fine to Very Fine
This Stamp is an ORIGINAL and NOT a copy, reproduction, or reprint.
If buyer seeks certification for a stamp and stamp turns out to be unauthentic or not as described, a full refund will be offered plus the cost of the certification.
Buyer has to notify Seller prior to submitting the item for a Certificate. Return time will be extended to 90 days from the date of the sale.
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