Pony Express patriotic cover

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Object Details

Description

Single of the Wells Fargo & Company 2-dollar red stamp, tied by blue "Pony Express San Francisco June 12." Running Pony oval cancel on a 10-cent stamped envelope (USA Scott U33). Cover is cancelled by green "St. Joseph, Mo. Jun 24" circular date stamp.

The envelope was carried from San Francisco, California, to A.W. Canfield in New York, New York, in twelve days during June 1861.

Date

1861

Object number

0.299379.1

Type

Covers & Associated Letters

Medium

paper; ink; adhesive / embossed; handstamped

Dimensions

Height x Width: 3 1/4 x 5 1/2 in. (8.2 x 14 cm)

Place

United States of America

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On View

Currently on exhibit at the National Postal Museum

Data Source

National Postal Museum

Topic

Civil War and Reconstruction (1860-1877)

Covers & Letters

Metadata Usage

CC0

Link to Original Record

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/hm88dfb8103-b29f-4ac6-8ebe-474ddae9b112

Record ID

npm_0.299379.1