Lot
566 
Wells, Fargo & Co., San Buenaventura, Cal., Jun 4, 1882, large bold purple oval date stamp on 1874, 3¢ green entire to Oroville, black printed frank at top; slightly reduced at left, F.-V.F., one of only two known examples of this unusual oversized marking. Estimate $150 - 200.
San Buenaventura was the early name that was shorted to Ventura in 1889.