Wells Fargo & Company Pony Express, $1.00 Red, Broken Leg (143L3 var). Position R9 upper left stamp in block of four (R9-10/13-14), unused (no gum), large margins, bright color, tiny pinhole in bottom left stamp does not affect the variety or the appearance of this beautiful block

EXTREMELY FINE BLOCK OF THE PONY EXPRESS $1.00 HORSE & RIDER ISSUE CONTAINING THE ONLY MAJOR FLAW ON THE PRINTING STONE OF 40 SUBJECTS--THE BROKEN LEG VARIETY.

This is the most distinctive plate flaw found on any Pony Express stamp. Only nine examples are known to us, including four locked up in full sheets. Blocks containing the Broken Leg variety are extremely rare.

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