Freeman & Co.'s Express. Red double-lined oval handstamp plus "From Sacramento" and "Paid" red straight line handstamps and "Paid to San Francisco" manuscript notation on 1850 folded letter to California Secretary of State William Van Voorhies in San Jose, exchanged with "Berford & Co.'s Express / San Francisco Cal". red double oval handstamp with "Dec 22" manuscript date and "Collect" red straight line handstamp with "$1" manuscript Express rate, letter is headed "Sac City Dec 19, 1850" and is in regard to a property tax dispute, Extremely Fine. Estimate  $750 - 1,000. Cover illustrated in Nathan's "Franks of Western Expresses" (page 83) and Coburn's "Letters of Gold" (page 188). An excellent combination of markings. $0 (Image)