Lot
2366 
California Penny Post Co., 1855, 3¢ blue, full margins, affixed and uncancelled on 1855, 10¢ Nesbitt entire (U15) addressed to Brooklyn, N.Y., entered the mails with blue "Marysville, Cal., Aug 9" cds with matching large fancy five point star handstamp cancelling indicia, Very Fine, signed "Stamp genuine" by G. Sloane, ex-Lilly & Golden; with 2000 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 34L1A Estimate $5,000 - 7,500.
AN EXTREMELY RARE ON COVER EXAMPLE OF THE 3¢ CALIFORNIA PENNY POST ISSUE WITH ONLY THREE EXAMPLES KNOWN - A GREAT CALIFORNIA LOCAL RARITY.
Only three examples are known of this issue, all of which are known on cover. Two of which were posted in Downieville while this example entered the mails in Marysville as the company at an early date had an office at this location.