Lot
69 
(Los Angeles) Sinks, Cal, March 9, neat manuscript postmark (LOS-14220, R7) on manuscript canceled 1853, 3¢ Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, Cal., pencil "Mar 28/60" receiving docket on reverse; slightly reduced at right, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF A TOWNMARK FROM SINKS, CALIFORNIA.
The Sink or The Sink of the Tejon Creek (where the water disappears into the sand) is located north of Fort Tejon and it was briefly established (late 1859 - early 1861) a stage stop for the Butterfield Overland. Today's its location would place it in Kern County.
Realized: $675