Fourth Period Eastbound: July 1, 1861 - October 23, 1861
Sacramento "Pony Express" Marking


 

$1 Wells Fargo Pony Express stamp paid ½ oz. Express fee on July 17, 1861 in Marysville
Routed to Pony Express at Sacramento - arrived July 29 in St. Joseph

$1 Express fee paid at San Francisco on October 5 - Wells Fargo franked envelope paid transit to Placerville
Arrived October 19 in Atchison, Kansas - eastern terminus moved to Atchison on September 23
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Richard Frajola, May 2006