5BReynolds Express, clear small express company marking in a double-lined shield, used with clear red Providence R.I. datestamp and matching '40', also light but legible red 'San Francisco Cal. 2' datestamp with integral rates, on cover docketed 1850 to San Francisco, light toning, otherwise fresh and fine, express marking very fine, a scarce and unusual combination of express, U.S. mail, trans- continental rate and advertising fees, this company operated from Sacramento and Stockton to the southernmines, 1850-1851

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5BReynolds Express, clear small express company marking in a double-lined shield, used with clear red Providence R.I. datestamp and matching '40', also light but legible red 'San Francisco Cal. 2' datestamp with integral rates, on cover docketed 1850 to San Francisco, light toning, otherwise fresh and fine, express marking very fine, a scarce and unusual combination of express, U.S. mail, trans- continental rate and advertising fees, this company operated from Sacramento and Stockton to the southernmines, 1850-1851