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CONGRESS ENCOURAGES PRIVATE EXPRESS COMPANIES PR01/IDE MAIL SER VICE MEST.

The CongressionalAct in tro d u c in g PSE & rom1853 } en couraged OJerdern
Company m ail s e r v ic e s by a llo w in g them to ca rry m ail over p rovid ed
le t t e r s were r e e le d in th e re PSE. They cou ld p r in t t h e ir own FRANK' on them to
rhow th a t charger had been p a id . 3c PSE w ith &T.F. Frank i n i t i a l l y c o rt 25c, roon reduced
to 10c, Udells Fargo San F r a n c ir c o o fa ic e opened in 1852. Handrtamp rhowed town & d a te .

Eahly type oi undated hi IU . tipU ii/ on 3c Hihbitt PSE {Type 1),
M a c k F h a n k o| type uied in 1353-54, 3c PO R ion t 3000

Udells Fargo agentr a cted ar c o u rie r s fa r tr a n sc o n tin e n ta l m ail between San F ra n circo &
th e E a rt on steam ers v ia Panama. PO Ao£ 1861 r e t th e 1/2oz l e t t e r r a te at 10c fa r m ail
c ro ssin g th e Rocky M ountains. In th e E ast l e t t e r s were m ailed fa r fa n a l P o rta l d e liv e r y .

hl.F. i Co EXPRESS/ S.FRC0- 1 MG on 10c Heibiti PSE ( 3), mi * Per Steamed’ .
to the Eait. Matted at BOSTON, Mai. dcdi BOST0N/MASS AUG.26, ion PO in Pa.
IU . Red Funk 'THROUGH OUR CALIFORNIA AND ATLANTIC EXPRESS’ .

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