The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 62, July 1958 - April, 1959 Page: 395

Texas Collection

Senator Ralph W. Yarborough, who has long been a life mem-
ber of the Association, has thoughtfully submitted detailed in-
formation on the 4-cent Overland Mail Centennial commemora-
tive stamp. First placed on sale at San Francisco on October l o,
1958, the stamp features a dramatic scene of an overland mail
coach under attack. The coach and team of horses is superimposed
on a map of the southwestern part of the United States, with the
route of the Butterfield Overland Mail shown between Tipton,
Missouri, and San Francisco, California.
The Overland Mail Stamp, 1958
Surrounding the major portion of the design, in a flat oval is
a designed lettering combining the characteristics of Girder-Beton
type, is the inscription "U. S. Postage* 1858Overland Mail*
1958." The value, in larger lettering, appears in the lower right
corner.
The stamp is arranged horizontally and measures 0.84 by 1.44
inches. The design as approved was the work of William H.
Buckley, a member of the Citizens' Stamp Advisory Committee,
and the art work was prepared by Charles R. Chickering of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
On July 28, 1958, Mrs. Edgar Tobin of San Antonio received
Colonial Williamsburg, Inc., the multi-million dollar corporation
founded by John D. Rockefeller, Jr., thirty-two years ago to carry
forward the restoration of the colonial capital to its appearance
of the eighteenth century. Winthrop Rockefeller, chairman of
of the eighteenth century. Winthrop Rockefeller, chairman of

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