Lot
900 
Forwarded by Reynolds & Co. Express, black company oval handstamp (Thomas REY-100) at lower left of brown cover originating with "Mansfield, La. Oct 4" [1849] black cds with handstamp "10" crossed out and uprated with correct "40" manuscript rate, addressed to San Francisco; enclosed letter datelined "DeSot La September 7 49" with local news from Louisiana but with PS "Tell whether it will do to bring Negroes there or not"; Reynolds would have picked up this cover in San Francisco and delivered it to Dr. Pownall somewhere along their route in the Southern mines; edge wear, a little heavier on corners, Fine.Estimate $200 - 300.
Reynolds & Co.'s Express was one of the earliest in California, operating from January, 1850 to October, 1851. This cover, originating from Louisiana in October, 1849, would have been one of the very earliest handled by Reynolds & Co.'s Express.
Realized: $1,250