California Letter Express Co. (Hoogs & Madison), San Francisco, Black Printed Frank. Four-line inscription and "PAID" handstamp, unaddressed, Very Fine, this is the only recorded example of this style printed frank -- a small number of private posts operated in San Francisco during the 1862 to 1867 period, including Frey's Valentine Express, Appleton's Valentine Express, Hoogs & Madison, Robinson & Co., George A. Carnes, William E. Loomis, Gahagan & Howe and the San Francisco City Letter Express (under different owners); stamps and franked envelopes were issued by these local posts -- the distinctive horse-and-rider design is the better known of the California Letter Express Co. franked envelopes with only four recorded by Lyons; this is the only recorded example of this style without the horse-and-rider design -- ex Lyons

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