Lot
3129 
"Sherman Tex., Feb. 14th", manuscript postmark with matching "10" cent rating on light blue cover to Trenton N.J., good content: "…I am off for California. I will start the first day of April next and take the route through the El Paso…the distance from this point to the southern extremity of the Sierra Nevada or Snow Mountains will be over 859 miles & we will make this in about 40 days…"; some red wax adherence, Very Fine. Estimate $500 - 750.
Gold Mania - In 1848 gold was discovered in California. Those who could afford passage on a ship, usually took it. Many of the others - walked! .
Realized: $600