Pony Express Hand Cancellation Stamp Example Photographs

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Pony Express Cancellation Stamps Collage

Name/Title

Pony Express Hand Cancellation Stamp Example Photographs

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.393

Description

Pony Express Hand Cancellation Stamp Example Photographs. Photographs of envelopes and other documents that include a Pony Express mail or Wells Fargo hand stamp. Photos only, actual article from collections other than St. Joseph Museum 96.1P.393 = Collage of stamps and envelopes. "Pony Express envelopes (upper and lower), Wells Fargo & Co. adhesive stamp; handstamp first used in cancellations, and envelope corner of California private mail carrier, showing 'miner's coat of arms'" Courtesy of Alfred F. Lichtenstein, New York. Copied from 'The Pony Express' by Arthur Chapman, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1932. 96.1P.394 = "Eastbound Pony Express letter canceled with San Francisco 'Running Pony' cancel, June 5, 1861, under Wells Fargo Co. operation. Arrival St. Joseph, Mo. June 17 enroute to Marlboro, Mass. $2 red Wells Fargo Co. stamp used on 10¢ green embossed U.S. envelope." Addressed to Warren Goodale, Esq. 96.1P.395 = "West bound Pony Express Letter canceled by 'Running Pony' at St. Joseph, June 3, 1860. Addressed to Army officer at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory.' From Bob Baughman Collection, Liberal, Kansas. 96.1P.396 = Envelope cover, "Election News, Lincoln Elected", handwritten at top. Addressed to A. Benham, Esq, Julesburg for the Rocky Mountain News, Denver. Stamped with Pony Express cancellation stamp, Nov. 8., St. Joseph. and Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Co. cancellation stamp, Nov. 8, St. Joseph, MO. 96.1P.397 = Close up of hand stamp "Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, San Francisco, Cal."

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1860

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Print, Photographic

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Photograph

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Graphic Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Pony express

Search Terms

Pony Express Stamps, Pony Express Envelopes, Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Co., Wells Fargo

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Provenance

Notes

Photo of envelope or display taken by SJM staff photographer. Actual cover may not be in SJM collection.