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"Through Snoqualima Pass by Kitatash Express", manuscript express endorsement on lower left of cover bearing 3¢ ultramarine (114) cancelled by manuscript strokes from Kitatash Valley Wash. Terr. to Gallitan Valley, Montana Territory, "Jun 8" notation at left, accompanied by two letters from same correspondence, one datelined "At Home in Yackima County W.T., December 10, 1870" and second 1871 letter datelined "At Home in Kitatash Valley…", Very Fine and rare Washington Territory use; with 2018 P.F. certificate. Thomas No. KIT-100 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
THE ONLY RECORDED USE BY KITATASH EXPRESS, PARTICULARLY DESIRABLE WITH AN 1869 ISSUE FRANKING.
Kitatash Express was a small express operation servicing early gold prospectors and farming areas that ran through the Snoqualmie Pass between King County and Yakima County, in the State of Washington. (Note: King County and Yakima County do not share a common border on current maps.).
Realized: $850