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

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Pony Express Lettter, Franking Privilege,Westbound, Aug 8: Copyright: 96.1P.1697 XP Lettter, Franking Privilege,Westbound, Aug 8
Pony Express Lettter, Franking Privilege,Westbound, Aug 8

Copyright: 96.1P.1697 XP Lettter, Franking Privilege,Westbound, Aug 8

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.1697

Description

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, August dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861. Photographs of envelope covers by SJM staff photographers. Some with legends. Covers period Aug.8 - Aug.31, most likely all in 1860. (These are photos taken from color slides provided by U.S. Philatelic Society. 78.42.1-36) 96.1P.1697 = Westbound, Senate Franking Privilege. Postmarked COC&PP, St. Joseph, MO, Aug. 8. From M.S. Lathum, U.S.S. (Senate). "Pony Express", Addressed to George Wallace, Esq. Sacramento, Cal. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP9) 96.1P.1698 = Westbound, Postmarked California Pony Express, New York on Aug. 10, and Aug. 18, COC&PP, St. Joseph, MO. two 5¢ adhesive postal stamps. "Pony Express: written at top. Addressed to : Mr. White Wilson, San Francisco, Cal. Legend: "New York to St. Joseph by rail--Aug. 10 to Aug. 18--to be placed on Pony Express horse. Two 5 cent stamped were used instead of the usual ten cent stamp." (old digital file name:EnvelopeCoversXP16) 96.1P.1699 = Westbound, Postmarked, Pony Express St. Joseph, Aug. 12. Handwritten: "Paid $5" and "per Pony Express". California Pony Express Paid stamp inked over U.S. postage stamp. Addressed to Crosby & Dibbler, San Francisco, Cala. Legend: "Note Carmine handstamp used for a short time at St. Joseph in 1860. (old digital file : EnvelopeCoversXP17) 96.1P.1700 = To Abraham Lincoln. Eastbound, Postmarked Aug. 18, Pony Express San Francisco. Received stamp, Pony Express St. Joseph, Aug. 30. Addressed to: Hon Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill. Legend: "Cover to Abraham Lincoln from San Francisco to St. Joseph--12 days. St. Joseph Running Horse hand stamp was in carmine ink." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP18) 96.1P.1701 = Eastbound, Handwritten at top: "Paid $2.50, Placerville, Cal., Aug. 19, 1860. Received Stamp, Aug. 31, Saint Joseph, Mo. . Addressed to A. Robbins, Fredonia, NY. Legend: "Way cover put on the Pony at Placerville, Calif. to St. Joseph and on to New York via regular mail." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCovers19)

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, Lincoln, Abraham

Dimensions

Height

8 in

Width

10 in

Condition

Overall Condition

Good

Maintenance

Maintenance History

Date

Oct 10, 2016

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Abraham Lincoln

Provenance

Notes

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