Lot
278 
Mann's Inland Express, Crescent City., Paid, double boxed black printed frank (Haller FM1) on 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to Yreka, California with blue "Waldo, OR." cds; printed frank with internal tear and removal of diagonal stroke mark, otherwise Very Fine, a great rarity, only two examples on used entires known, ex Chalconer; with 2011 P.F. certificate. Estimate $500 - 750.
Mann operated an express service between Crescent City and the gold strikes on the Illinois River at Sailors Diggings or Waldo, Oregon as the location was also known.
Realized: $2,400