Lot 759
Wells Fargo & Co. Express, Downieville, sharp strike of oval handstamp on top of illustrated Sierra Citizen newspaper masthead (approx. 16¼" x 5½"), Vol. 2, No. 35, "Downieville, Sierra County, Saturday, October 20, 1855", showing large illustration of a miner, Indian warrior, deer and bear flanking a bird's-eye view of the town of Downieville, addressed in pencil "O. Amy" at top, who is identified in a news item on the reverse as the paper's authorized agent in Marysville; some edge chipping, Very Fine.Estimate $300 - 400.