Lot
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Centreville, Cal. (Nevada). Rare manuscript postmark (Williams NEV-230) on 1852 Miner's folded letter to Michigan with matching manuscript Paid 6 rate, letter with great contents regarding voyage, mining and conditions in Centreville, "When I got to San Francisco I had no money, I borrowed and begged my way up to Oregon Bar on the American River and there went to mining along with others. The first day I got five dollars, next two dollars, next six and it rained all the while…California is not the place it is cracked up to be…for this is a land of disappointment to thousands of men, some go crazy, some take to drinking and gambling and horing (sic) and so on…", cover with soiling & edge wear, Fine, a wonderful example of this short lived Post Office prior to being renamed to Grass Valley, pictured in California Gold with letter fully transcribed, ex-Kutz. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270