Lot
219 
Alta Express Company/Sacramento. Balloon type handstamp on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco with fancy company frank showing steamboat, additional strike of handstamp on reverse with manuscript "50¢" in pencil (possibly indicating the Express fee), some minor toned spots, F.-V.F., a very rare example of this type Alta marking. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $425