The Holladay Overland Mail and Express Company. Paid. frank (Haller FH9), fancy printed express company frank, used on 3c Pink entire (U58), cancelled by light but mostly clear double circle Nov. (?) 1866 'Holladay Overland, Virginia City Mon.', datestamp, also clear Leavenworth Kan. datestamp with matching fancy quartered cork cancel, to Independence Mo., trivial reduction at L., very light edgewear, still quite fresh and nearly very fine, very scarce, Ben Holladay started his company in 1862, by 1864 he had branched out to Idaho, Montana and Colorado, and in Nov 1866 he sold out to Wells, Fargo & Co., this cover is fromthe last phase of his operation