"The Grizley". Embossed red cameo design on cover franked with 1851 3¢ dull red with pen cancels, postmarked red "Goodyears Bar, Cal, Feb 6" cds addressed to Sacramento, minor deterioration at upper left & slightly reduced at right, F.-V.F., thought to be the only known example. Estimate  $200 - 300. Cover illustrated in Coburn's "Letters of Gold" (page 232). The grizzly bear is the official California state animal and is featured on the California State Flag, which was adopted in 1911. The grizzly bear first appeared on the banner raised over Sonoma during the Bear Flag Revolt against Mexican rule in June of 1846. The original Bear Flag was lost in the fire that followed the 1906 San Francisco earthquake. $0 (Image)