Classic USA Push Pin Travel Map - Black Satin Frame with Push Pins - 24x36 Inch Wall Decor for Home Office, Travel Planning & Adventure Tracking

We got this to map out our travels. We had to buy extra pins but are enjoying filling it out. It is sturdy and looks great.We purchased this map to put in our lobby for customers to "pin" where they are from. Great map, good quality and easy to read!Traveling the country in an RV during the summer. We’ve been to all 48 states. Planning our next summer road trip! Keeps us hopeful during winter months at home.I imagined having something like this to record the places I've been. I found it here. Putting the pins into the map and mounting it on my wall allows me to glance up and see all the places where I've been, bringing back memories of my travels.I went back and forth between the antique "Executive" style and the "Classic" style opting for the Classic style because I like blue water and the classic "United States" title compared to the filigreed title style on the Executive map cutting Canada in two. And I opted go with the 2" wide 21834700BK Satin Black frame which had promotional price, as compared to some of the other frame styles I liked, and it is a good match for the Classic map. While I like natural wood tones, this frame does set off the map very nicely with the satin black and looks appropriate for my modern office. The map itself is a classic National Geographic map of the style you would pull out of the magazine. It is well printed and easy to read (assuming you have good eyesight or glasses as the scale requires small print for small cities).The frame from Craig Frames was well made. The corners are tight and even. A hanging wire of good strength is mounted on the back with, as far as I can tell, screws not staples. It is a little hard to see to be absolutely sure because flaps of material are thoughtfully installed over the screw heads to protect your walls from the heads which I believe I see by peeking under the flaps . The map is mounted solidly to the frame. When you press a pin into the map it seats well and the backing of the map seems to prevent you from pushing all the way through (unless you force it, I would suppose).The packaging used by the seller was exemplary in simplicity and protection from damage. The framed map was mounted to a piece of heavy-duty cardboard inside a large heavy-duty box in a way that kept the frame standing inside the shipping box at least four inches away from the edges of the box.My issues are minor. The push pins included is variety pack of colors, red, yellow, green, white, black, and a few blue. The white and yellow push pins are difficult to see when more than 2 feet away from the mounted map. It is possible, though I haven't one to compare, that the lighter pins may be more visible with the antique Executive style as the states are tinted in the border colors on that map according to the pictures whereas the Classic the states are all light with colored borders. This will be solved by getting some additional dark color push pins to use.Product arrived as expected and I've already hung it, pinned it, and it's waiting on further tracking of my wanderlust. Would highly recommend buying additional pins. If you travel much included pins is nowhere near enough.Great value and quality. A great learning tool.I am so sorry it took this long to reply. Thank You for sending a whole new map. The original map was good except the backing which got wet from shipping, which was not there fault. I requested a new backing and company did better and sent a new map overnight. I would order from this company again and highly recommend. Thank You Irma Lanich