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Mystery Postal #410 is now open
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Feb 19, 2018 2:24pm
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Mystery Postal #410 was posted today. Check out the tracker at https://www.atlasquest.com/showinfo.html?gTrackerId=9740

For those who are new to mystery postals and for those who need a refresher the rules follow.

To get this postal you will have to guess the theme/name/subject of the stamp. Clues will be posted on the postal boards and on this tracker. I will try and post one per day. For each clue posted each person may make one guess prior to the next clue being posted.

Guesses should be sent to IrishRef via AQMail, not posted on the boards! Guesses will only be accepted from AQ members through AQMail.

Even if you have no clue take a guess anyway. Half the enjoyment is seeing the range of incorrect answers and how people connected clues for those guesses. The first ten to correctly guess will be notified by AQMail. Tracker order will be typically be determined by order of giving the correct answer (Exception to this is international winners who will be at the end of the tracker). The correct answer with how each clue is related will be posted once the postal is full.

Clues:
1. Gold
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Feb 21, 2018 12:52pm
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We are off to a great start on this mystery. Plenty of guesses and of course at least two obvious red herrings. mwhahahaha!

Clue 2 = 1207
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Feb 22, 2018 9:48pm
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Clue 3 = Steel
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Feb 24, 2018 6:33am
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Clue 4 = Big Three!
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Feb 27, 2018 12:53pm
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Sorry for the delay in posting additional clues. Work is still stacked up and was out of town last night for a sporting event.

Clue 5 = Beginning to think Yinz aren't getting the point!
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 1, 2018 8:31am
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We have one correct answer to date. This can be answered with the current clues.

Clue 6 = Important for me when traveling to the next Backyard Brawl (or to the NCAA tourney on March 15th)
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 2, 2018 4:18pm
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Clue 7= this theme includes not just one but two FOUR letter words.
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 4, 2018 6:29am
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Two correct answers. Hopefully others will soon see the light.

Clue 8 = Double decker
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 5, 2018 12:17pm
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Still looking for 4 more correct answers

Clue 9 = 376.22.30
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 6, 2018 5:51pm
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Only two spots left!

Clue 10 = Monongahela
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 7, 2018 7:57am
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This tracker now officially closed. Watch for thecanswer and clue explanation later today.
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Reply to: #956989 by IrishRef
Mar 7, 2018 8:27am
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The correct answer is the Fort Pitt Bridge.
Clue 1 = Gold The bridge is painted a golden color. Confused some with that being a color of the professional and PITT teams.
Clue 2 = 1207 The bridge is 1,207 feet long
Clue 3 = Steel Made of steel and further hits the Steelers
Clue 4 = Big Three - A reference to "This is Us" set in Pittsburgh. Jack wanted to open a construction company named this for his three children. Also a reference to the three rivers in Pittsburgh. Monongahela and Allegheny join to form the Ohio.
Clue 5 = Yinz is strictly a Pittsburgh word. Also reference in the clue to the point. The Point is downtown where the three rivers meet.
Clue 6 = Coming from Morgantown you enter Pittsburgh through the Fort Pitt Tunnel which connects to the west side of the bridge. It is a really neat and unexpected sight when coming out of the tunnel to see the point and downtown Pittsburgh. Backyard Brawl is the football rivalry between PITT and WVU. Hasn't been played in seven years since conference realignment. Next meeting is at Heinz Field on September 3, 2022.
Clue 7 - Two four letter words is a simple fact. However, some may have picked up on the three word chant from some WVU fans E.S.P and the S and P rhyme.
Clue 8 - The bridge has two levels separate for east and west bound traffic.
Clue 9 - 365.22.30 These are three roads crossing the bridge I-365 and US routes 22 and 30. Also US 19 Truck Route.
Clue 10 - Monongahela - The river the bridge crosses.

Watch for Mystery 411 as March Madness winds down in a couple of week. Go 'Eers!
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Reply to: #957681 by IrishRef
Mar 7, 2018 4:29pm
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Just saw the solution... thanks!!