tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post2668673729879404897..comments2023-07-04T04:04:29.158-07:00Comments on Your Postal Blog: Pony Express rides againBenjamin "Benny the Blogger" Franklinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16836872570822325355noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-82448800407142797702010-06-28T09:10:23.383-07:002010-06-28T09:10:23.383-07:00The Pony Express was actually run by the Central O...The Pony Express was actually run by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, in hopes of landing a future one million dollar mail carrying contract. Many people do not realize this was not the US Post Office, but rather operated like a mail hauling contract. With the national completion of the telegraph and the outbreak of the civil war, the Pony Express was short lived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7427238665701917635.post-21606677113040186832010-06-28T07:04:35.994-07:002010-06-28T07:04:35.994-07:00The Pony Express was actually run by the Central O...The Pony Express was actually run by the Central Overland California and Pikes Peak Express Company, in hopes of landing a future one million dollar mail carrying contract. Many people do not realize this was not the US Post Office, but rather operated like a mail hauling contract. With the national completion of the telegraph and the outbreak of the civil war, the Pony Express was short lived.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com