Lot
147 
(Los Angeles) Petroliopolis, Cal., Apr 30, 1870, manuscript postmark (Williams unlisted) canceling on 1864, 3¢ pink entire to the Navy Yard at Mare Island, with Wells, Fargo & Co. frank at top; slightly reduced at left, Very Fine, the only known postmark from Petroliopolis with no postmarks recorded in Williams. Estimate $300 - 400.
Name coined from "petroleum" and "metropolis" when oil was discovered in the Newhall Pass area.
Realized: $260