“Pony Express, San Francisco, Nov. 28” (1860). Clearly struck blue Running Pony oval datestamp, matching “The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, San Francisco, Cal." dateless oval handstamp at left of 10c Green on Buff Nesbitt entire (U16) to C.N. White in Concord N.C., “The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company, St. Joseph, Mo. Dec. 11” oval datestamp applied on arrival, put into the mails on Dec. 12, “St. Joseph Mo. Dec. 12" double-circle datestamp, indicia cancelled by matching grid, offset of another San Francisco oval datestamp on back, small corner repair at top left

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN ATTRACTIVE AND RARE PONY EXPRESS COVER BEARING A COMBINATION OF THE SAN FRANCISCO RUNNING PONY OVAL AND THE SAME OFFICE’S OVAL HANDSTAMP.

This cover was part of the Pony Express mail that left San Francisco on Wednesday, November 28, 1860, and arrived at St. Joseph on December 11 after a trip of 13 days.

FKW Census E41. Trip ET-52.

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