By Kelley Trahan
Evening shot of a cable car on Powell Street with passengers, February 29, 1968 San Francisco's iconic cable cars aren't just a beloved tourist attraction. They are a symbol of the city's unique history and ingenuity. And they’ve appeared on two United States postage stamps. Let's take a journey through the history of these tributes and see how they came to be. The first ride: the 1971 cable car stamp The first cable car stamp was released in 1971. It was an 8-cent historic preservation stamp honoring the San Francisco cable cars. It showed the cable car's charm and was a small tribute to the...
Published March 09, 2025 at 05:00PM
https://ift.tt/h6iNZRw
0 Comments