Lot
647 
Sacramento Cal. '40' 8 June (Sacramento), cds on blue folded letter datelined "Bear River, California, May 26, 1850", long 4½ page letter with interesting miner content…Wee are the only ones here that has good clames so for once wee have been fortunate. We are averaging from 10 to 50 dollars each per day & I think will for six weeks now mak an average of 40$ dollars and it has all the appearance to hold out all summer say 3 or 4 months. if it does I think wee will leave here with worth considerable - I think wee will bee able to leave this digins worth 15 hundred and I think wih what I have will bee 4 to 4 thousand but don't think such a place is easy found not so, some men here right allong sides of this cant make more than 5 dollars. And some left here today he cause they could not make wages; cover staining, Fine, excellent gold rush content about the riches or bust of the miners. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $400
Lot
648
Sacramento City, Cal., Jan 15 (Sacramento), bold cds (SAC-2530) and matching "40" rate handstamp on folded letter to Geneseo, N.Y., with letter datelined "Long Bar, Jan 11th, 1851", Very Fine and choice. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $140
Lot
649
Saint Louis, Cal. (Sierra), two covers from correspondence to Norfolk, England; 1857 usage with blue first type cds (SIE-1400) and 1859 with balloon type cds (Williams unlisted), both with magenta "Paid 29" rates and red Liverpool transit cds's; backflap flaws, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
650
"San Diego Cal. June 16" (San Diego), manuscript postmark and matching "12½ paid" rating on folded cover to California Governor John McDougal in San Jose Cal., carried by northbound PMSS Oregon from San Diego departing Jun. 17th to San Francisco arriving Jun. 19th; part of lower flap trimmed, Very Fine, a scarce coastal steamer use between California towns, ex-Pearce, Myerson. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $350