3070 – ERIVAN X

Wells, Fargo & Co, Pony Express, $1.00 red, complete sheet of forty, in two panes, 4x5, without gum as issued, showing the distinctive "Missing Hoof" flaw in position 9 of the right pane, the front leg of the horse being cut off at the end of the background shading, rather than extending nearly an additional 1mm towards the frameline, the sheet with overall bright and fresh appearance, a few trivial edge flaws including small tear near upper left, five hinge remnants on reverse almost entirely confined to margins, vertical fold between panes, pencil notation on reverse of lower left stamp, very faint CEC (Chapman) handstamp in lower margin, barely touching the two lower right stamps, not detracting from this exceptional and important multiple, showing this distinctive positional variety, one of the small number of complete sheets still extant; signed "Hugo Griebert" in pencil on reverse; ex Hall, Twigg-Smith.