By: H. R. Harmer Inc
lot # 290 - Independent Carriers and Express Companies Western Expresses
blue oval handstamp on 3c Pink entire to Downieville, California, black Langton's frank at top left, also with gray "W.T. Ellis Forwarding Merchant Marysville" adhesive label, also includes original 1859 bill of sale enclosure from W.T. Ellis on illustrated letterhead, very fine and rare, W.T. Ellis's operation is detailed by Bruce Mosher in a 2005 Western Express article (Vol. 55, No. 3)
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