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Secretary of State Official Business Envelope

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Wells Fargo & Express Co's Memorabilia Start Price:30.00 USD Estimated At:60.00 - 120.00 USD
Secretary of State Official Business Envelope
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20.00USDto m******3+ buyer's premium (5.00)
This item SOLD at 2018 Mar 15 @ 17:01UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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Manuscript "B. B. Redding, Sec. of State, Rec'd Jan 8, 1864."Light ovale that reads "Secretary of State / Paid / Office." Addressed to J. Berry of Yreka City. This Wells Fargo Marking is similar to the one used for the state assembly. Small nicks and tears at top. Light Soiling. Still Scare and Unusual. Redding was an important early Californian. Benjamin Barnard Redding was a Canadian-born politician of California; after joining the gold rush as a young man, he served in the state house, as mayor of Sacramento, Secretary of State for California, and Fish Commissioner. He also worked as a journalist and editor in northern California and Sacramento. As a businessman, he worked as a land agent with the Central Pacific Railroad, which named the town of Redding, California after him. (P{otter Collection) Date: 1864 Location: Sacramento, California HWAC# 59419