Lot
149 
(Los Angeles) San Gabriel, Cal., Feb 22nd, 68, manuscript postmark (Williams unlisted) on cover to Alpena, Mich. forwarded to Flint, franked with manuscript canceled 1861, 3¢ rose, Very Fine, one of two known manuscript "San Gabriel" postmark. Scott No. 65 Estimate $150 - 200.
Williams records the earliest manuscript postmark as "Mission San Gabriel" in 1870 (LOS-12820).