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Armbro Flight Postage Stamp Glass Tile Pendant Necklace



Armbro Flight Postage Stamp Glass Tile Pendant Necklace
As a young girl I loved collecting stamps from all over the world...yes...I was a philatelist! I have created this glass tile pendant from a Canadian postage stamp depicting Armbro Flight, one of North America's greatest trotting mares. Bred and owned by Elgin, Ted and Charles Armstrong of Brampton, Ont., Armbro Flight retired from racing in 1966 as the greatest money-winning ($493,602) Canadian-owned standardbred, regardless of age, sex or gait, in history and the greatest money-winning trotting mare in North America. She established five world records, was voted Canadian Trotting Association "Horse of the Year" for 1964, 1965 and 1966 and won 51 of 65 career starts at ages two, three and four. She was retired from racing after beating the best trotters in the world in the 1966 $100,000 Roosevelt International Trot at Roosevelt Raceway, N.Y. She then became one of Canada's greatest broodmares. This stamp was part of the "Canadian Horses" series, issued in 1999. The stamp is mounted beneath a piece of clear glass which measures 1 1/4" x 1", and hangs from a 24" silvertone ball chain necklace. The length of the necklace can be shortened at no charge at time of purchase.
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