[Eastbound Pony Express], COC&PP dateless oval at left, San Francisco Running Pony "Jan 12" blue oval origin datestamp on 10c green Nesbitt entire to New Hampshire, "Chips" endorsed at left, endorsed in pen "1/4" indicating $2.50 prepaid pony express fee for a one-quarter ounce letter, oval "2 Feb St. Joseph COC&PP Express Co." arrival datestamp, entered the mails with St. Joseph, Mo postmark, the only reported example carried on this #ET65 trip, Frajola Pony Express census #E53, a condition rarity

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