San Francisco Ship Markings
| Lot |
Sym. |
Lot Description |
|
| 4017 |
|
 STEAM CHINA. Perfect bold
strike of red straightline handstamp, black "San Francisco Cal. 10 Mar. 21"
(1867) integral-rate datestamp on front only to New Bedford Mass., endorsed
"Per Colorado", expertly restored with flaps added, Very Fine, a
highly exhibitable example of this extremely rare marking, which was
applied at San Francisco to identify mail received from contract steamers
arriving from China and Japan (it was superseded by the more common "China
& Japan Steam Service" oval), with 1985 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 4018 |
 |
 STEAM PANAMA. Clearly
struck oval handstamp and "San Francisco Cal. 10 Jul. 24" integral-rate
circular datestamp on blue folded cover from Guatemala to San
Francisco, red "Franco" boxed handstamp indicating payment of foreign
postage, endorsed "Via Panama", sender's blue May 16, 1869 circular
datestamp, Very Fine, a scarce marking and very rare inbound cover from
Guatemala (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| 4019 |
|
 PURSER. Perfect bold
strike of straightline and equally sharp "San Francisco Cal. 10 Jul. 24"
integral-rate circular datestamp on folded cover from London to San
Francisco, docketing appears to indicate Jun. 18, 1869, mailing and Jul. 24
receiving dates, small scrape and wear along fold not affecting markings,
otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Meroni (Image) |
E. 750-1,000 |