Lot 306 o
(Overland Pony Express) Wells Fargo & Co., 1861 $4 green, Pony Express Adhesive. blue San Francisco "Running Pony" oval handstamp, four full margins, small filled thin, Extremely Fine appearance, with 2005 P.F. certificate.Scott No. 143L2 $1,250.
Fewer than six used examples of the $4.00 green horse & rider first issue have been reported. Possibly the finest used copy extant. The $4.00 Green was used briefly during Rate Period 3 to pay the double $2.00 per half-ounce rate. Only one cover is recorded.
Realized: $1,200