Lot
1004 
(Pony Express) Wells Fargo & Co., 1861, $1 red, four margins, tied by blue "Pony Express, San Francisco, Aug 31" running pony oval handstamp on 10¢ Star Die entire with red Wells Fargo Co. company frank addressed to Hon. Charles B. Smith, House of Representatives, Washington D.C., postmarked at Pony Terminus by sharp "St. Joseph, Mo. Sep 17" cds; cover abrasion and slight erosion with address partially rewritten, Fine, a scarce Pony Express use, ex-Meroni. Scott No. 143L3 Estimate $7,500 - 10,000.
Realized: $7,250