BERFORD & CO.'S EXPRESS, SAN FRANCISCO, TWO STRIKES, ONE VERY CLEAR OF RED DOUBLE OVAL EXPRESS MARKING WITH MS. DATE, MATCHING 'PAID', ON BLUE FOLDED COVER DOCKETED 1850, ADDRESSED TO PETER H. BURNETT, FIRST GOVERNOR OF CALIFORNIA, AT SAN JOSE, THEN THE CAPITAL OF CALIFORNIA, TRIVIAL EDGE TEAR, OTHERWISE FRESH AND VERY FINE, VERY SCARCE, THIS SHORT-LIVED COMPANY ADVERTISED AS THE ONLY EXPRESS OPERATOR SERVING SAN JOSE