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Sale 101: The Westpex Sale

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John Drew Collection of Coloma - Town Markings

Lot 590    

Culloma, Atla Cal. '40' Jul 13 (ELD-420), red integral-rate cds with blue manuscript "64" uprating (40¢ per ½ oz. West/East coast rate plus 24¢ Bremen Treaty Rate) on blue 1850 folded letter to Herford, Westphalia, Germany, endorsed "Via Panama" at top, red "U.S. Pkt." straightline, carried by Collins Line Pacific from New York Aug. 24th to Liverpool arriving Sep. 4th, blue ms. rating along with "6" and "4", Herford (9.8) arrival cds, letter datelined "Birds, 18 June 1850" reading "…this letter comes from the snow-mountains of California between the sources of the North and Middle Forks of the American River, which flows into the Sacramento near Sacramento City, I am writing this in the tent of several acquaintances from Bremen, who, tired of gold mining have started a small business here. Up till now, we continued to dig for gold even though we could not take pleasure in any significant success…The canyon was given the name El Dorado Paradise), and the story went around that last fall two Swiss found a major amount of gold therein. When we, after the success of our work on this channel, would live here, then maybe this place would deserve its name, because usually everyone earned two ounces by evening. Our best day was with a 3-man team - one pound (of gold) and two dollars…", Very Fine and choice use.
Estimate    $750 - 1,000.

A RARE PRE-STATEHOOD CALIFORNIA LETTER TO GERMANY.

The "Birds" was a store north of Culloma between the North Fork and Middle Fork of the American River.

Realized: $700

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