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Pony Express, June 12, 1861:
Dispatched from San Francisco when Wells, Fargo managed the Pony Express, this envelope bears the $2 red stamp used on eastbound mail. It reached St. Joseph, Missouri, on June 24. The 10-cent green indicium shows U.S. postage was paid. The patriotic cachet reminds us that the Civil War had begun. |