Lot
2204 
Towle's City Post, 8 State St., clear red oval handstamp with matching small "Paid" handstamp on large locally addressed ornate pierced lace Valentine cover, with matching lace bordered Valentine enclosure with floral and couple scene and envelope which holds a small faux pouch of gold and tiny folded letter (a printed California Gold Rush verse), inside a hand written 6-line dated "Feb 14, 1849", Very Fine.Estimate $750 - 1,000.
A FASCINATING VALENTINE AND CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH RELATED VALENTINE ENCLOSURE, ILLUSTRATED AND WRITTEN UP BY D. FORSTER IN THE EPHEMERA JOURNAL (JAN 2023).
Realized: $1,700