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Pony Census

(Table of Contents)
 

  Westbound Trips - Fourth Period
 

July 1, 1861 to October 31, 1861 (#W45 to #W71)


The Third Phase, Fourth Rate Period

The fourth and final period of the Pony Express commenced with the July 1, 1861 effective date of the Overland Mail Company contract with the Post Office. Until the completion of the overland telegraph, this contract required bi-weekly Pony Express service between St. Joseph and Placerville at a rate not to exceed $1 per one half ounce. The period officially ended two days after the completion of the telegraph line when Wells Fargo announced the termination of the service on October 26. Residual westbound “pony” mail continued to be sent out until October 31, 1861.


 Pony Express markings used in Third Rate Period on westbound mail
NY- CPE SJ-COCPP/PE

 
Wells Fargo Pony Express Type 2 frank
(no comma after Placerville)		 $1 garter stamp


The Census of Known Covers
 

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Cover

Trip

Pony

franking

P. O.

 franking

Address

Notes

#W45

#WT-126

JUL ?
NY-CPE

JUL 27
SJ-COCPP/PE

ms $10.00
(quad rate)

stamps missing
 

O'Neale

Marysville, CA

from Philadelphia


(letter here)

#W46

#WT-126

JUL 20
NY-CPE

JUL 28
SJ-COCPP/PE

ms $2.50

JUL 28
SJ3

#35
10c green

White & Wilson

San Francisco, CA

letter from London
 

July 3


#W47

#WT-126

JUL 28 trip

By Pony Free

#U27

3c Star Die

Downey

Sacramento, CA

 


(letter here)

#W48

#WT-129

 

AUG 8
SJ-COCPP/PE

Latham MC
free frank

Wallace

San Francisco, CA

 

#W49

#WT-132

AUG 10
NY-CPE

AUG 18
SJ-COCPP/PE

none

AUG 16
SJ3

#30A (2)
5c brown

White & Wilson

San Francisco, CA

England
JUL 26

#W50

#WT-132

 

AUG 18
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

AUG 14
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Casserly

San Francisco, CA

 

#W51

#WT-132

Type 2
WF frank

AUG 15
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Johnson

San Francisco, CA

Aug 18 trip

#W51A

#WT-132

Type 2
WF frank

AUG 16
Philadelphia

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Stickland

San Jose, CA

Aug 18(?) trip

#W52

#WT-135

AUG 29
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

#35 10c green
#U41
10c Pumpkin
#68 10c

Forbes

San Francisco, CA

garter stamp EKU

double rate

#W53

#WT-136

Type 2
WF frank

AUG 26
Philadelphia


#U41
10c Pumpkin

Strickland

San Jose, CA

Sep 1 trip

#W54

#WT-137

SEP 5
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

AUG 28
Cambridge, MA

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Chamberlain

Sacramento, CA

 


(back here)

#W55

#WT-137

SEP 5
SJ-COCPP

SEP 5
SJ-COCPP/PE

ms Paid

#U34, #63, #65 (2)

Deane

San Francisco, CA

American Express St. Louis label on back

#W56

#WT-139

SEP 12
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

SEP 4
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Van Bokklen

Virginia City, NV

 

#W57

#WT-140

SEP 15
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

SEP 7
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Tobin,

Salt Lake City, UT

 

#W57A

#WT-140

SEP 15
SJ-COCPP/PE

(indicia replaced)

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Hoffman

San Francisco, CA

PF cert "decline opinion"

renumbered from #WX1

#W58

#WT-141

SEP 18
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

SEP 5
Caseyville, KY

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Christian

Staples Ranch, CA

WF Cacheville missent

#W59

#WT-143

SEP 25
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

SEP 20
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Gilbert

San Francisco, CA

 

#W60

#WT-145

OCT 3
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT1
St. Louis

#U41
10c Pumpkin

none (pasteback only)

half of past-up

#W61

#WT-147

OCT 10
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 5
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Fiske

Sacramento, CA

 

#W62

#WT-148

OCT 13
SJ-COCPP/PE

WF FREE

Latham MC
free frank

Wallace

San Francisco, CA

 

#W63

#WT-148

OCT 13
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 4

Boston

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Pitt

San Francisco, CA

 

#W64

#WT-149

garter stamp strip of four

#68
10c green (4)

McLane

San Francisco, CA

Oct 17 trip

Boston, MA
Oct 11, 1861

#W65

#WT-149

OCT 17
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 12
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Gerrish

San Francisco, CA

 

#W66

#WT-151

OCT 24
SJ-COCPP

OCT 24
SJ-COCPP/PE

garter stamp + Type 2
WF frank

OCT 19
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin
#68 10c

Crouise

San Francisco, CA

double rate

#W67

#WT-151

OCT 24
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 19
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin
#68 10c

Diblee

San Francisco, CA

double rate, garter missing?


the following two trips (4 covers) carried pony mail by stage coach
 

#W68

#WT-152

OCT 27
SJ-COCPP/PE

garter + Type 2
WF frank

OCT 19
Boston

#U41
10c Pumpkin

#68 10c

Prindle

San Francisco, CA

double rate

#W69

#WT-152

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 23
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Wilde

San Francisco, CA

 

#W70

#WT-153

OCT 31
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 26
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Kettle

San Francisco, CA

"Last Kick"

#W71

#WT-153

OCT 31
SJ-COCPP/PE

Type 2
WF frank

OCT 26
New York

#U41
10c Pumpkin

Hoffman

San Francisco, CA

garter stamp not original to cover
 
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Richard Frajola (Sep 2012)