cover 1c Blue type IV (9), horizontal strip of three, large margins to cut in, light "Iowa Hill" (Cal.) straight line pmk. cancels the strip with an additional bold strike repeated on (circa 1856) buff cover to Sacramento, Cal. with red embossed "Alta California, Telegraph Company, California." oval corner card, clear "Free" in oval h.s., strip has some light toning spots, otherwise very fine, a rare California straight line pmk. and a magnificent Telegraph Co. cover franked with a 1c 1851 Issue horizontal strip of three, illustrated in Letters of Gold by Coburn (p.310) photo