Lot
78 
(San Francisco) San Francisco, Cal. /Aug. 6/2. Red drop rate cds on 1850 folded cover carried by an Argonaut to California & put in the mails at San Francisco, the letter is datelined, "Springfield May 11, 1850" and reads, A young fellow by the name of Davis who is going to start for Cal. on Monday offered to take a letter for me - and this Saturday goes to New York and takes passage on Monday in the "Georgia". Last Tuesday 3 Steamers arrived in New York from the Isthmus - The amount of Gold that came this time was about 2 and ½ million dollars., unable to find the addressee (a miner) in San Francisco, the letter was evidently turned over to an Express Company for delivery to the gold fields, the cover bears manuscript Express charge of ($) 1.25 reduced to 1.00, some edge splitting & small tear at bottom, Very Fine, an unusual early cover. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $675