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Vintage booklet titled Thunder Before Lightning – The Pony Express in Stamp and Story.
This collectible booklet features cover and back cover illustrations by renowned artist Alberto Vargas, famous for his iconic pin-up artwork and his celebrated work for Esquire and Playboy. The illustrations here depict dramatic Pony Express scenes created for a stamp story series.
The booklet includes a strip of Pony Express themed stamp-style illustrations and historical storytelling related to the famous mail route across the American West.
Details:
Title: Thunder Before Lightning – The Pony Express in Stamp and Story
Cover Illustration: Alberto Vargas
Interior Series: Robert Lash Robbins
Size: approximately 11 x 8.25 inches
Condition is excellent vintage condition. The booklet remains clean and well preserved with light handling wear typical of age.
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This piece comes from the Chuck Olson Collection, a large archive of vintage prints, booklets, and illustrated ephemera collected over more than 40 years.
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