The Texas Plains Trail Organization, one of Texas Historical Commission’s 10 Heritage Trails, is excited to let you know that a special pictorial postal cancellation is set for Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at the Post Office in Snyder at 11:00 a.m. Scurry County will be the 47th county on the long list of 52 Counties that we have visited. The Scurry County Postal stamp will be available to be purchased on this day for $3.00, or if you bring your own envelope, it is free. Scurry County will also be spotlighted as “County of the week” on the TPTR website at: www.TexasPlainsTrail.com.
In an effort to promote travel and heritage tourism by connecting points of pride, this Texas Plains Trail and Postal Service Special Stamp Cancellation project began on January 6, 2010 in Armstrong County and will continue each Wednesday of 2010 at a different county seat. It has hopefully generated a little revenue for the Postal Service. The TPTR Cancel was the creative idea by Photographer Rick Vanderpool.
Residents from each county and visitors from throughout the Plains Trail Region are invited to attend. While in Snyder, Executive Director Deborah Sue McDonald and other Plains Trail affiliates will be on hand to speak to any local organizations. We especially love to share the importance of the Texas Heritage Trail’s Program to 4th and 7th grade Texas History students and teachers for a short 20-30 minute presentation at your school. The Texas Plains Trail Organization offers an abundance of resources that will aid in informing students about their local, county, regional, and state history.