(HOOGS & MADISON'S) CALIFORNIA CITY LETTER EXPRESS CO., SAN FRANCISCO, CAL., 10C RED (33L4), ADHESIVE LOCAL, CLEAR TO HUGE MARGINS, PEN-CANCELLED, AFFIXED TO YELLOW COVER DOCKETED 1867, ADDRESSED TO SUMMIT ST. HOUSE (SAN FRANCISCO), MINOR EDGEWEAR, STILL FRESH AND NEARLY VERY FINE, VERY SCARCE, LISTED BUT UNPRICED IN SCOTTS, THERE WERE AT LEAST FOUR COMPETING LOCAL COMPANIES IN SAN FRANCISCO AT THIS TIME THIS ONE IS SUPPOSED TO HAVE OPERATED FROM 1863 TO 1866, ILLUSTRATED IN NATHAN, EX CASPARY