cover Bicycle Mail Route, Cal., 25c Green, spelling error corrected (12L2), large margins, tied by usual two parallel bars cancel, used with 2c Carmine (220), creased, latter tied by 'Oakland, Cal. Jul 9 94' duplex pmk. on 1894 cover to Oakland, Cal., the cover apparently originated in Fresno, Cal. (Fresno printed corner card), purple Bicycle pictorial cancel on reverse ('Victor Bicycle Messinger Service, Fresno and San Francisco'), irregularly opened at R. very slightly into address, otherwise fine, scarce, reportedly earliest known usage, illustrated in Cooper, Scott retail $1,250.00 photo