Name/Title
Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, June-July dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861Entry/Object ID
P1996.1P.1693Description
Pony Express Letter Covers & Cancellations, June-July dates, Photos, 1860 or 1861. Photographs of envelope covers by SJM staff photographers. Some with legends. Covers period June 26 1860-June 16, 1861. (These are photos taken from color slides provided by U.S. Philatelic Society. 78.42.1-36)
96.1P.1693= Eastbound, Postmarked San Francisco, date illegible. Received St. Joseph, Mo. date illegible. Handwritten at top:" Pony Express, June 26th (1861). $6 total Wells Fargo stamps, 10¢ embossed US stamp. Addressed to Mr. Eugene Kelly & Co. No. 164 Fulton St., New York. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP12)
96.1P.1694 = Eastbound, Postmarked Wells Fargo (illegible) City, Jun 16. Received St. Joseph, Mo. Jun 27. Wells Fargo imprinted envelope with $2 adhesive and 10 ¢ embossed stamps. Addressed to William B. Taylor, Esq. Post Master, New York City, N.Y. Handwritten at bottom: "Per Pony Express June 16/61". Legend: In December of 1860, due to severe winter weather, the Pony Express service changed to a winter schedule--from 10 to 15 days St. Joseph to California and from 8-11 days between outer telegraph stations of Fort Kearney and Fort Churchill." (old digital file name:EnvelopeCoversXP13)
96.1P.1695 = Eastbound, Postmarked Pony Express San Francisco, Jul (illegible). Received stamped St. Joseph, Mo., Jul. 29. Paid Wells Fargo & Co through our California and Atlantic Express. Addressed to Jr. John D. Jones, (illegible) Atlantic Ins. Co. , 51 Wall Street, New York. (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP11)
96.1P.1696 = Photocopy, Eastbound, Postmarked COC&PP San Francisco, Jul 11. Received stamp, Pony Express St. Joseph, Jul 26. Two adhesive postage stamps. "Paid $1.00" "Pony Express, July 11, 1860" (old digital file name: EnvelopeCoversXP23)Made/Created
Date made
1860 - 1861Place
City
St. JosephState/Province
MissouriNotes
Date: 1860Lexicon
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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.
