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

Photograph

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St. Joseph Museums

Pony Express Cancellation Stamps on Letter, eastbound, 1861: Copyright: 96.1P.394 XP Cancellation Stamps on Letter, eastbound, 1861
Pony Express Cancellation Stamps on Letter, eastbound, 1861

Copyright: 96.1P.394 XP Cancellation Stamps on Letter, eastbound, 1861

Name/Title

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

Entry/Object ID

P1996.1P.404

Description

Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, June dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861. Photographs of envelope covers by SJM staff photographers. Some with legends. 96.1P.404 = Collage of two letters "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. (same as 96.1P.394) Westbound, Postmarked Pony Express, June 3, St. Joseph. "Per Pony Express". 3¢ embossed stamp. Addressed to Capt. P.F. Tunrley (?), U.S. Army., Camp Floyd, Utah, Terr. Legend: "Way Cover from St. Joseph to an Army Officer at Camp Floyd, Utah Territory. Three cent U.S. Postal Stamp was adequate up to 3,000 miles." (same as 96.1P.395) 96.1P.405 = Civil War Envelope, Eastbound, Postmarked Pony Express June 12, San Francisco. $2 adhesive, and 10¢ embossed stamps. Illustration of cannon & American Flag in upper left corner. Addressed to: A. W. Canfield, Esq., Care Geo. Updyke & Co. New York City. Legend: "A Pony Express stamp and handstamp on a Civil War Patriotic Envelope. It is most exceptional to find Pony Usage on a patriotic envelope. (Nathan Boggs, Collector's Club Handbook. No. 15, Page 38.) (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP9) 2 copies.

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, Civil wars

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.