Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, April & May dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Pony Express Letter Eastbound, April 30, 1860

Name/Title

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, April & May dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.1688

Description

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, April & May dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861. Photographs of envelope covers by SJM staff photographers. Some with legends. Covers period April, 1860-May 27 (year uncertain). (These are photos taken from color slides provided by U.S. Philatelic Society. 78.42.1-36) 96.1P.1688 = Eastbound, Postmarked Pony Express April (?), San Francisco, "Pony Express" handwritten at top. Received stamp, April 30, St. Joseph. 10¢ embossed stamp. Addressed to A.W. Canfield, Esq. Care Geo. Updyke & Co, New York City. Legend: "At the start of the Pony Express, mail was carried weekly at $5.00 per ½ ounce. and under, and at that rate according to weight. "All letters must be inclosed in stamped envelopes" (10¢ U.S. Postage). Telegraphic dispatches $2.45 plus telegraph charges." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP15) 96.1P.1689 = Stamped Pony Express April 30, (Running Pony), St. Joseph, also round stamp, St. Joseph, May 1 (?) 1860. 10¢ adhesive stamp. Handwritten "to be (illegible) by Pony Express. If he is not at Grass Lake forward to his address immediately." Addressed to Lloyd T. Smith, Esq. Grass Lake, Jackson Co, Michigan". Evidently a letter received from eastbound Pony Express.. (old digital file name EnvelopeCoversXP7) 96.1P.1690 = Westbound, Postmarked California Pony Express, New York, May 7 and COC&PP May 12, St. Joseph, MO. Embossed 10¢ stamp, Printed on envelope: ½ounce Paid from St. Joseph to Placerville per Pony Express, superimposed over Wells Fargo & Co. Addressed to C. H. Burton, Esq., San Francisco, California. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP15) 96.1P.1691 = Eastbound, Postmarked May 26, Pony Express Sacramento, Received stamp, Jun 6, St. Joseph, Mo.. From Thomas. S. Fiske & Co., Sacr. "Per Pony Express" Addressed to : Hon. David Chambers, Care J.W. (illegible), No. 41 & 43 Warren St., New York. Adhesive & embossed stamps. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP14) 96.1P.1692 = Westbound, Senator Franking Privilege Postage. Postmarked Pony Express (Running Pony) May 27, St. Joseph. Handwritten at left edge "Per Pony Express". From Milton J. Latham, U.S.S., addressed to George Wallace, Esq, Sec'ty to Gov. Downey, Sacramento, Cal." Legend: "Milton Latham, U.S. Senator from California Used Free Franking Privilege on this Cover." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP13)

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1860 - 1861

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Notes

Date: 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 Letters, Pony Express Stamps, Wells Fargo & Co.

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Provenance

Notes

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