Golden Oxen's First Amendment Forum

                                                                     

                                       
                                                                     



Still in North America, we go straight to the Wild West of the United States. A two cent stamp showing the Pony Express at full gallop was issued by the United States in 1869.

 

Then back to the Old World where, after years of pedestrian designs featuring first Ceres and then the Emperor Napoleon III, France started on its first exploration of modern artistry with a handsome series issued in 1876, a tradition maintained in many styles, over many years and many issues.