Freeman & Co. Express, clear red double-lined oval with space for date express company marking, matching 'Paid' and 'From Sacramento', also clear red double oval 'Berford & Cos' Express, San Francisco Cal.' with ms. 'Dec. 22', matching 'Collect' with ms. '$1' since only 'Paid to San Francisco', on blue folded letter datelined Sacramento Dec. 19, 1850, addressed to the Sec. of State at San Jose Cal., tax law contents, fresh and very fine, very scarce and attractive double express company use, the Freeman's marking being from his early 1850-1851 enterprise, connecting with Berford at San Francisco as they were the only carrier to San Jose during the time it was the State capital, illustrated in Nathan