Lot
1696 
Bicycle Mail Route, 1894, 25¢ Green, "San Francisco" error of spelling, small spot in margin, tied by light double bar cancels on 2¢ green entire carried from Fresno to San Francisco, additionally tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Jul 12, 1894" machine postmark, manuscript "88" Banta registry number and purple Overman Wheel Co. handstamp, reverse with purple Bicycle handstamp dated "Jul 10, 1894" and San Francisco receiving postmark, Very Fine, a lovely Fresno to San Francisco usage. Scott No. 12L1 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
From July 7th to July 16th some covers mailed from Fresno to San Francisco bore an accounting number in the upper left corner. This procedure was established by Banta as his own personal registry system. Covers from San Francisco to Fresno did not bear such numbers.
Realized: $2,600