Envelope postmarked November 8, 1860 and carried by The Central Overland California & Pikes Peak Express Company
The Central Overland California and Pike's Peak Express Company was a stagecoach line that operated in the West in the early 1860s, but it is most well known as the parent company of the Pony Express. Its stage lines ran from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Denver and Salt Lake City. The company started an express mail service between St. Joseph and San Francisco – the Pony Express – in an attempt to win a more lucrative contract with the U.S. government for mail service.
Resource Identifier
ah400008_18_6_1
Citation
Grace Raymond Hebard papers, Collection No. 400008, Box 18, Folder 6, University of Wyoming, American Heritage Center
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