Frajola World Covers


Pony Census

(Table of Contents)
 


  Eastbound Trips - Fourth Period
 

July 1, 1861 to October 26, 1861 (#E109 to #E180)


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 eastbound mail

SF-RP

SAC-PE


Pony Express stamps used in Fourth Rate Period on eastbound mail
 

$1 red

$2 green

$4 black


Post Office entry postmarks used in Third Rate Period on eastbound mail

SJ3

AT1


The Census of Known Covers
 

 

Cover

Trip

Pony

franking

P. O.

 franking

Address

Notes

#E109

#ET-114

JUL 3
SF-RP

$1 red
EKU

none

#U33
10c star die

 

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E110

#ET-114

WF Folsom

JUL 4
SAC-PE

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

 

Beach

Massena Village, NY

WF frank


(letter here)

#E110A

#ET-114

way mail
JUL 10 1861
Ft. Bridger

ms Express Business Free, Jo S Roberson
did not enter P.O. Nat Stein

St. Joseph, MO
re-numbered from #EX1

letter dated from Ft. Bridger


#E111

#ET-115

JUL 6
SF-RP

$1 red

JUL 18
SJ3

#U18
10c Nesbitt
ford. 3c due

Wetherbee

Westfield, MA

WF overprint Freeman frank

#E111A

#ET-115

 

JUL 6
SF-RP
JUL 18
SJ3

#U18
10c Nesbitt

Billing

Brooklyn, NY

stamp not original

#E112

#ET-117

 

JUL 13
SF-RP

$1 red

JUL 25
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Schenkberg

New York, NY

WF frank

#E113

#ET-117

 

way
Jul 13 trip

$1 red

JUL 29
SJ3

#35
10c green

Wiley

Charleston, IL

 

#E114

#ET-118

JUL 17
SF-RP

$1 red

JUL 29
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Beers

New York, NY

WF frank

#E115

#ET-118

 

JUL 17
SF-RP

$1 red

JUL 29
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Jones

New York, NY

WF frank

#E116

#ET-118

JUL 17 WF
Marysville

JUL 18
SAC-PE

$1 red

JUL 29
SJ3

#U18
10c Nesbitt

Hapgood

Warren, OH

WF overprint Freeman frank

#E117

#ET-118

way
Jul 17 trip

JUL ? WF
Virginia City

$1 red

JUL 29
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

 

Armstrong

Mukwonago, WI

WF frank

#E118

#ET-119

JUL 20
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 1
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Beers

New York, NY

WF frank
WF Paid

#E119

#ET-119

JUL (2)0
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 1
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E120

#ET-119

JUL (2)0
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 1
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Hastings & Co

New York, NY

WF frank

#E121

#ET-119

JUL (2)0
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 1
SJ3

#U18
10c Nesbitt

Merrill

New York, NY

WF overprint Freeman frank

#E122

#ET-119

JUL 21
SAC-PE

$1 red

AUG 1
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Field

New Hartford, NY

WF frank

#E123

#ET-120

JUL (2)4
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 5
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Dietz

New York, NY

WF frank

#E124

#ET-120

JUL (2)4
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 5
SJ3

#U18
10c Nesbitt

Merrill

New York, NY

WF overprint Freeman frank

#E125

#ET-121

JUL 27
SF-RP

$1 red

 

AUG 12 1861
New York

#U33
10c star die

Chadbourne

E. Standish, ME

WF frank

#E126

#ET-121

JUL 27
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 14
New York

#U27
3c star die

Touissant

Metz, France

WF black frank

#E127

#ET-121

JUL 25 WF Nevada

JUL 28
SAC-PE

$1 red

 

AUG 8
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Hunt

Utica, NY

WF frank

#E128

#ET-122

JUL 31
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank


(back here)

#E129

#ET-122

way
WF Virginia City

$1 red

AUG 12
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Gowan

Chicago, IL

paste-up

#E130

#ET-122

AUG 1
SAC-PE

$1 red

AUG 14
New York

#U33
10c star die

Boston Belting

Boston, MA

WF frank

#E131

#ET-123

AUG 3
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Hastings Co

New York, NY

WF frank
ms Rec'd Aug 19

#E132

#ET-123

AUG 3
SF-RP

$1 red
$2 green

none

#35 (2)
10c green

Parsons

New York, NY

triple weight

 

#E133

#ET-123

AUG 3
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 18
New York

#U33
10c star die
#26 forwarded

Wetherbee

Westfield, MA / Saratoga Springs, NY

WF frank

 

#E134

#ET-124

AUG 7
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 19
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Nichols,

Athens, NY

WF frank

#E135

#ET-124

AUG 7
SF-RP

$1 red

AUG 19
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

White

Cohoes, NY

WF frank
10c 57 missing left of indicia

#E136

#ET-124

AUG 7
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Dietz

New York, NY

WF frank

#E137

#ET-124

AUG 7
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U18
10c Nesbitt

Samson

New York, NY

WF surcharged frank

#E138

#ET-125

AUG 10
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Schenkberg

New York, NY

WF frank

#E139

#ET-125

AUG 10
WF San Francisco & SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

Recd Aug 27


(back here)

#E140

#ET-125

AUG 10
WF San Francisco & SF-RP

$4 black

AUG 22
SJ3

free mail

5th Auditor

Washington, DC

forwarded from Hawaii 


(back here)

#E141

#ET-125

AUG 10
WF San Francisco & SF-RP

$4 black

AUG 22
SJ3

free mail

5th Auditor

Washington, DC

forwarded from Hawaii

#E142

#ET-127

AUG 17
SF-RP

$1 red

none

#U33
10c star die

Dietz

New York, NY

WF frank

ms Sept 2

#E143

#ET-128

AUG 21
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 2
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E144

#ET-128

AUG 21
SF-RP

stamp not original

SEP 2
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Hitchcock

New York, NY

WF frank

#E145

#ET-128

AUG 21 WF
Marysville

AUG 22
SAC-PE

$1 red

SEP 2
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Wiggins

Greeville, ME

WF frank

#E146

#ET-129

AUG 24
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 5
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Middleton

New York, NY

WF frank

#E147

#ET-131

AUG 31
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Reed

Coxsackie NY

WF frank

#E148

#ET-131

AUG 31
SF-RP

$1 red

 

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E149

#ET-131

AUG 31
SF-RP

$1 red

 

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Hastings & Co

New York, NY

WF frank

Recd Sept 18

#E150

#ET-131

AUG 31
SF-RP

$1 red

 

SEP 14
SJ3

#U16
10c Nesbitt

Scovill Mfg.

New York, NY

WF frank

#E151

#ET-131

AUG 31
SF-RP

$1 red

 

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Smith

Washington, DC

WF frank

#E152

#ET-131

way Aug 31 trip

SEP 1 WF
Carson City

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Gallaher

Philadelphia, PA

WF frank

#E153

#ET-131

SEP 1
SAC-PE

$1 red

 

SEP 14
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Dietz

New York, NY

WF frank

AUG 31 trip

#E154

#ET-132

SEP 4
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 17
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Hastings & Co

New York, NY

WF frank
recd Sept 20/61

#E154A

#ET-132

SEP 3 WF
Stockton
SEP 17
SJ3

#U33
10c star die

Taylor

Geneva, NY

WF frank

SEP 4 trip


(back here)

#E155

#ET-133

SEP 7 (?)
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 25
New York bkst

#U15, #35 (2) #26 (2)

Martino

Ticino, Switzerland

WF frank

#E156

#ET-134

SEP 11
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 23
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Whelan

Baltimore, MD

WF frank

#E157

#ET-134

SEP 11
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 23
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E158

#ET-134

SEP 11
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 23
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Wallach

New York, NY

WF frank

#E159

#ET-134

SEP 11
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 23
AT1

#U33 10c forwd 3

Wetherbee

Saratoga, NY

WF frank

#E160

#ET-135

SEP 14
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 27
AT1

#38 30c Orange

Hauschild

Elmshorn, Germany

WF Paid
patriotic

#E161

#ET-135

SEP 15
SAC-PE

$1 red

 

SEP 27
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Hastings & Co

New York, NY

WF frank recd 10/3/61

#E162

#ET-136

SEP 18
SF-RP

$1 red

SEP 30
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Wetherbee

New York, NY

WF frank

#E163

#ET-137

SEP 21
SF-RP

$2 green
(not original)

OCT 5
AT1

#U33
10c star die
#35 10c

Linsley
New York, NY
WF frank
double rate

#E164

#ET-137

SEP 21
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 5
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E165

#ET-137

SEP 22
SAC-PE

$1 red

OCT 5
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Hyde

New York, NY

WF frank

Sep 21 trip

#E166

#ET-138

SEP 25
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 9
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Wines

Mattituck, NY

WF frank

#E167

#ET-139

SEP 28
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 12
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Dietz

New York, NY

WF frank

#E168

#ET-140

OCT 2
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 16
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Whelan

Baltimore, MD

WF frank

#E169

#ET-140

OCT 2
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 16
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Wills

Washington, PAt

WF frank

#E170

#ET-140

OCT 2
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 16
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Foley

New York, NY

WF frank

#E171

#ET-141

OCT 5
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 19
AT1

#U16
10c Nesbitt

Cooper

Charstown, MA

WF frank

#E172

#ET-141

OCT 5
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 19
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E173

#ET-141

OCT 5
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 19
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Lawton

New York, NY

WF frank

#E174

#ET-141

OCT 6
SAC-PE

$1 red

OCT 19
AT1

#U33
10c star die

A. Johnson

Washington, DC

WF frank

SEP 28 Tracy's Express, Portland

#E175

#ET-141

way
OCT 5 trip

WF Mt Ophir
OCT 19
AT1

#U33
10c star die

Lyon

Colchester, VT

WF frank
WF Paid

#E176

#ET-143

OCT 12
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 25
AT1

#U40
10c pumpkin

Griswold

Lyme, CT

WF frank
WF Paid

#E177

#ET-143

OCT 12
SF-RP

$1 red

OCT 25
AT1

#U41
10c pumpkin

Canfield

New York, NY

WF frank

#E178

#ET-144

OCT 14 WF Yreka

OCT 17
SAC-PE

$1 red

OCT 30
AT1

#U33 10c #68 10c

Kalluch

Buena Vista, IL

WF frank

double rate

#E179

#ET-145

OCT 20
SAC-PE

$1 red

NOV 4
AT1

#U41
10c pumpkin

Tukey

Boston, MA

WF frank

Oct 19 trip

#E180

#ET-146

OCT 23
SF-RP

$2 green

NOV 7
AT1

#U41 10c #68 10c

Brookhouse

Salem, MA

WF frank

 

#EX1 this cover has been re-numbered #E110A
#EX143 for reference only, not included in census, carried on trip #ET128, $1 Pony stamp torn away
 
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Richard Frajola (Jul 2016)