Item #52996 LETTERS OF GOLD: CALIFORNIA POSTAL HISTORY THROUGH 1869. Jesse L. Coburn.

LETTERS OF GOLD: CALIFORNIA POSTAL HISTORY THROUGH 1869

Canton, OH: U.S. Philatelic Classics Society, 1984. First edition. Hardcover. Fine / Fine. Item #52996
ISBN: 0960354816

Recounts and illustrates the postal history of California and the historical background against which the story of the mails evolved. It begins with the Spanish period and ends with completion of the trans-continental railroad, an event which significantly changed the character of the west. 389 pages with maps and numerous photographs, some in color. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with two tiny closed tears.

Price: $45.00