Jones & Russell's Pikes Peak Express Co., Denver City, Apr 26, 1860, cds on cover to Alton, Ill., franked with 1857, 3¢ dull red tied by blue "St. Joseph, Mo., May 3, 1860" cds, manuscript "P.P. and Leavenworth Ex" endorsement at bottom left, Very Fine, a nice usage of the Jones & Russell marking after the merger into the Central Overland, California and Pike's Peak Express Company and shortly after the terminus was changed to St. Joseph. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Jones & Russell's Pikes Peak Express Co., Denver City, Nov 11, 1860, cds used while Kansas Territory, on cover addressed to "W.B. Waddell, Leavenworth City K.T.", with manuscript "Free R.B. Bradford" free frank at top by the company's Denver agent, Very Fine, one of the three known Bradford free frank usages. Estimate  $2,000 - 3,000. $0 (Image)