I seem to recall one for sale at auction. I believe the estimate was $7000.
Here is a fun item on Mr. Frajola's website about a mail item that was stolen by "Indians" from the Pony Express, and later found and delivered.
http://www.rfrajola.com/features/stolenpony/stolen.htm
Lot 730 is actually obtainable! It's just the full front though. It still was stuffed into a leather bag, strapped to a fast horse and raced through the Rockies to a lawyer in San Francisco!
Google's doodle today informed me that today, April 14th, is the 155th anniversary of this quick mail service. Does anyone have a legit piece of mail that actually traveled through the Pony Express? My dad told me that there are tons of fakes and that it's almost impossible to know if one is real. Thoughts?
re: 155th Anniversary of the Pony Express
I seem to recall one for sale at auction. I believe the estimate was $7000.
Here is a fun item on Mr. Frajola's website about a mail item that was stolen by "Indians" from the Pony Express, and later found and delivered.
http://www.rfrajola.com/features/stolenpony/stolen.htm
re: 155th Anniversary of the Pony Express
Lot 730 is actually obtainable! It's just the full front though. It still was stuffed into a leather bag, strapped to a fast horse and raced through the Rockies to a lawyer in San Francisco!