This cachet features USPS Stamp #5627 from the Backyard Games issue. This stamp was released on August 12, 2021 in Rosemont, IL 60018. This cachet is a print from an original artwork.
The game of horseshoes is traditionally played with heavy metal horseshoes; however, lighter plastic ones have also become common. Two stakes in the ground mark the game area. Players pitch their horseshoes at one of the stakes with the goal of getting the shoe to encircle the stake — what’s known as a ringer. Scoring is based on how closely the shoes of a particular player land to the stake.