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English: Pony Express Stolen Mail, 1860
  • Image of a postal cover (mail) carried by the Pony Express which was stolen during a Piaute Indian raid.
    It was recovered two years later and made it to its destination in St. Joseph, Missouri. Notation on
    cover reads “recovered from a mail stolen by the Indians in 1860” and bears a New York backstamp
    of May 3, 1862, the date when it was finally delivered in New York. Cover is also franked
    with U.S. Postage issue of 1857, Washington, 10c green. To the right a detailed image of the type of the postage stamp, 1857 issue, used to frank this cover (envelope).
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Source Pony Express / U.S. Mail; Smithsonian National Postal Museum
Author Actual author unknown (Pony Express / U.S. Mail); Imaging by Gwillhickers
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Issue of 1857, Type V

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21 July 1860Gregorian

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current16:25, 5 April 2015Thumbnail for version as of 16:25, 5 April 20151,520 × 830 (240 KB)Ras67losslessly cropped with Jpegcrop
00:18, 15 June 2014Thumbnail for version as of 00:18, 15 June 20141,578 × 886 (263 KB)GwillhickersLarger image, accurate colors
23:34, 2 June 2010Thumbnail for version as of 23:34, 2 June 2010927 × 512 (83 KB)Gwillhickers{{Information |Description={{en|1=Pony_Express_Stolen_Mail_1860.jpg}} |Source=Pony Express / U.S. Mail |Author=Actual author unknown (Pony Express / U.S. Mail) |Date=1860-07-21 |Permission= |other_versions= }} Image of a postal carried by the Pony Express

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