COVER N. 729 - USA 

Postmark: Boston 2026 World Expo 250th anniversary of the US - Station Boston MA 02205 23.05.2026

Posted on the 23rd May;  Received on the 9th June 2026

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Second cover I got from Ravi from the Boston World Expo features some stamps of a very recent issue celebrating another of the most famous US icons: Route 66. Again, a large Bohoma sthuthi, Ravi.

2026 marks the centenary of this most famous of American routes, originally crossing about 2/3 of the country, linking Los Angeles, (later Santa Monica) California, on the West coast, to Chicago, Illinois, on the shores of lake Michigan.

Today, Route 66 is no longer. Parts of it have been altered, merged, replaced by new infrastructures, due to the exponential increase in traffic since the opening of the original road and, as a matter of fact, Route 66 was decommissioned in 1985. Still its importance as a vital artery for internal migration and especially the role it played in the years following the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl and the post-war boom of the 50s have granted it a place in American history, today crystallised in what is known as the Historic Route 66, which comprises about 85% of the initial road.

On the centenary of Route 66, USPS issued on 05MAY2026 a set comprising 8 self-adhesive USA Forever stamps illustrated with photographs of Motel, Cafe and Gas stations signs existing on Route 66, themselves pretty iconic images too.

Ravi used three of these stamps on this cover, postmarked from the postmarking station of the World Expo dedicated to the Day of the celebration of the 250th Anniversary of the United States. I wonder if he came across any of the Joads or maybe Billy or Captain America in their Harleys....