Issued in Rochester, New York, Scott #1478, the third stamp in the series, honors the colonial post rider. The image of a rider on horseback, horn in hand, evokes the vital role these individuals played in the nascent postal system. Riders like those of the constitutional post, established by the Second Continental Congress, were crucial for the functioning of the Committees of Correspondence, which coordinated colonial resistance. They carried not just personal mail but also the intelligence and directives that were the lifeblood of the revolutionary movement. Their journeys were arduous and fraught with peril, yet their dedication ensured that the colonies, though geographically vast, could act in concert.