Volume 62
Public Law 80–710
Authorizing the issuance of a special series of stamps commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Rough Riders (First Volunteer United States Cavalry) of the Spanish-American War.
Approved June 29, 1948
Statutory text
JOINT RESOLUTION
Authorizing the issuance of a special series of stamps commemorative of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Rough Riders (First Volunteer United States Cavalry) of the Spanish-American War.
Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
That the Postmaster General
Rough Riders.
Commemorative postage stamp.
is authorized and directed to prepare for issuance, on as early a date as practicable, a special series of 3-cent postage stamps in commemoration of the fiftieth anniversary of the organization of the Rough Riders (First Volunteer United States Cavalry) of the Spanish-American War. Such stamps shall be of an appropriate design, which shall include a picture of the equestrian statue standing in the city of Prescott, Arizona, of Captain William Owen “Bucky” O’Neill, who commanded Troop A of the Rough Riders (First Volunteer United States Cavalry) who was killed in action while gallantly leading his men in the Battle of San Juan Hill, Cuba, on July 1, 1898.
Approved June 29, 1948.