Name/Title
Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, Jan-Mar. dates, Photos, 1861Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.1713Description
Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, Jan-Mar. dates, Photos, 1861 Photographs of envelope covers by SJM staff photographers. Some with legends. Covers dates in Jan. 3-Mar, 1861. (These are photos taken from color slides provided by U.S. Philatelic Society. 78.42.1-36)
96.1P.1712 = Not assigned
96.1P.1713= Eastbound, San Francisco to Sing Sing, New York. Postmarked Jan. 23, Pony Express, San Francisco. Received stamp, Feb. 15, Saint Joseph, MO. Addressed to: Churchill Critteden, Care Marlborough Churchill. Handwritten at bottom: "Churchill will call for this. Retain it. NPG." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP22)
96.1P.1714 = Eastbound, Postmarked Feb 14, Pony Express, Sacramento. Received stamp illegible. "By Pony Express". Addressed to William N. Gage, Esq. Rochester, Monroe Co., New York. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP6)
96.1P.1715= Eastbound, Postmark Pony Express San Francisco, Mar 2, Receive stamp, St. Joseph, Mar 15. Addressed to William T. Garwood, Care Mosby & Richards, Canton, Miss. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP16)
96.1P.1716 = Eastbound, Postmark Pony Express San Francisco, date illegible. Two adhesive Pony Express stamps, two adhesive postal stamps. Addressed to C.S. Parson, Esq. , 90 Beekman St. New York, NY. Legend: "Wells Fargo Covers and Wells-Fargo issued stamps show influence in the Overland Mail Company that in the latter part of 1861 operated the Pony Express line from Salt Lake City to California. (Russell, Majors & Waddell, continued to operate the Eastern end.)." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP8)
96.1P.1717= Eastbound, Postmark San Francisco, date illegible. "Per Pony Express" written at top.. and "paid" written along side. Addressed to G. W. Schemberg, Esq. , 112 Broad street, upstairs, Post office Box 1292, New York. Legend: 'Way Cover put on the Pony at some station along eastern end of the line." (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP14)Made/Created
Date made
1860Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriNotes
Early Date: 1860Lexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Secondary Object Term
Print, PhotographicNomenclature Primary Object Term
PhotographNomenclature Sub-Class
Graphic DocumentsNomenclature Class
Documentary ObjectsNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsLOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials
Pony expressSearch Terms
Pony Express Letters, Pony Express StampsProvenance
Notes
Photo of envelope or display taken by SJM staff photographer. Actual cover may not be in SJM collection.
