Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, Jan-Mar. dates, Photos, 1861

Photograph

St. Joseph Museums

Pony Express Letter, San Francisco to England, Jan. 1861

Name/Title

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, Jan-Mar. dates, Photos, 1861

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.403

Description

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, Jan-Mar. dates, Photos, 1861 Photographs of envelope cover by SJM staff photographers. (These are photos taken from color slides provided by U.S. Philatelic Society. 78.42.1-36) 96.1P.403 = Eastbound, San Francisco to St. Ives, Huntingdonshire, England, Postmarked, Jan. 3. "Pony Express" handwritten at top. Addressed to (in print), Mr. J. King Watts, Solicitor. "Under ¼ ounce" printed at top. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP5).

Made/Created

Artist

Reynolds, Don

Date made

1860

Place

City

St. Joseph

State/Province

Missouri

Notes

Early 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

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.