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Leland's & McComb's Express/San Jose. Black oval handstamp with matching oval "Paid", on 1854 folded letter to San Francisco, vertical file fold, F.-V.F. Estimate $150 - 200.
In 1853 George Leland and John McCombe started their express business, carrying mail by water between San Francisco and Crescent City, Port Orford and other towns in Humboldt Bay; their partnership was dissolved in June 1854, and Leland formed a new partnership with David McComb (without the "e"), serving the same area and expanding in August 1854 with a South Coast express.
Realized: $105