Hunter & Co's Express, Mormon-Island (Cal.), bold double oval express company marking, also ms. 'Wind Bar ($)1.25' express charge, used with red 'Boston 6cts.' datestamp and 'Pd.', to San Francisco, forwarded to Mormon Island with ms. 'Fd. 5(c)', light edgewear and faint soiling, still quite fresh and fine, express marking is superb, very scarce, this small company serviced a wide area from the Mokelamne to Bear Rivers out of Sacramento, 1851 t0 1854, using many markings, illustrated in Nathan