Lot
297 
Hunter & Co.'s Express. Oval handstamp with Horse & Rider in center on buff cover to Placerville with blue Marysville, Cal. cds & matching numeral "5" rate handstamp, manuscript notation "E.D. Slide" (El Dorado Slide) & "1.30" Express rate, some cover aging & restoration including mended tear through Marysville cds, flap replaced, greatly improving this cover with its incredible strike of the Horse and Rider, Very Fine appearance. Estimate $500 - 750.
The cover was mailed at Marysville & carried by the Post Office to Placerville (El Dorado County) and take by Hunter to be delivered to "E.D. Slide" (El Dorado Slide mine). Hunter operated over the American River and its branches principally in El Dorado County.
Realized: $250