1862-64 25c Wells Fargo & Co. Local Stamp,Pony Express, red

Extremely Scarce Virginia City Pony Express Cover Can Be Yours Today – Only ONE Available!

This Wells Fargo & Co. Virginia City Pony Express cover pictures a 25¢ Red stamp (US #143L9), Position A4, with full to large margins all around.  The stamp has a rich color and is tied by a blue "Wells, Fargo & Co. Virginia City N.T. Jul. 12" (1864) oval datestamp on 3¢ Pink on White entire (US #U34).  Includes Wells Fargo & Co. printed frank to Clara C. Crittenden in San Francisco.  Cover includes an enclosed 1864 letter.

This cover is in extremely fine condition and is from the famous Crittenden correspondence.  The 25¢ Red Virginia Cty Pony Express stamp is much scarcer on cover than the 25¢ Blue stamp.

*This cover was sent to Clara C. Crittenden by her husband, Alexander Parker Crittenden, a prominent West Coast attorney.  Crittenden had to abandon his law practice in California after refusing to swear allegiance to the federal government.  He moved to Virginia City as a Southern sympathizer while Clara remained in California for several years.  When the two were finally to be reunited, Crittenden was shot and killed in front of Clara and their son.  The murder was committed by Crittenden's mistress, Laura D. Fair.  The murder trial became one of the most sensational in American history.