Further information about first day covers can be found at:
Further information about Owney can be explored on our website:
https://postalmuseum.si.edu/owney
Or in these publications in our museum's library:
- Owney: Mascot of the Railway Mail Service, text compiled by James H. Bruns, 1992
- Owney, the Postal Dog: A True Story by Avah W. Hughes, 1935
- A Small Dog's Big Life: Around the World With Owney, by Irene Kelly, 2005
- Owney: Mascot of the Railway Mail Service, by Carl H. Scheele, 1967
- A Lucky Dog: Owney, U.S. Rail Mail Mascot, by Dirk Wales, illustrated by Diane Kenna, 2003
- Owney, the Post Office Dog and other Great Dog Stories, compiled and edited by Joe L. Wheeler, 2004
Credits
We'd like to extend our gratitude to the following who helped make this virtual exhibition possible: Elizabeth Hisey, Mary Ann Bowman, Donald Sundman, Janet Klug, Katie Burke, Cheryl Ganz, Helen Fowler, Lloyd De Vries, Michael Devaney, the American First Day Cover Society, and its Cachetmakers Association.
