Lot
39 
(Del Norte) Crescent City, Cal., May 9, bold cds (DEL-10, R4) with matching "Paid 10" in circle handstamp on cover to Dorchester, Mass., original enclosure with lengthy 1857 letter about the effects of the Indian War, the new wagon road to Illinois Valley which will cost about $75,000…I drive 3 yok of oxen…the other teamsters all give me the road when they see me coming.; partial backflap, Extremely Fine, this being the earliest recorded cover from Del Norte County, ex-Tatham. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $325