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245 
Pacific Mail S.S. "Sonora", manuscript "Sonora" steamer endorsement on orange cover bearing 10¢ green, type III (33) tied by "San Francisco Cal. Nov 6, 1858" cds to Boston Mass., original enclosure accompanies; edge tear, Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
246
Pacific Mail S.S. "St. Louis", manuscript "pr Str 'St Louis' Via Panama" endorsement on yellow cover bearing 10¢ green (68) tied by four-ring cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal, Jul 1, 1862" cds to Boston Mass., Very Fine. Estimate $150 - 200.
Realized: $110
Lot
247
Pacific Mail S.S. "Uncle Sam", manuscript "per 'Uncle Sam' Sept 21/60" endorsement on cover with embossed Rodgers Meyer & Co. embossed corner card bearing 10¢ green (35) tied by "San Francisco Cal., Sep 21 cds to New York City; some wear, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
248
Pacific Mail S.S. Co., Yokohama, purple double-circle receiver on post card bearing 2¢ Wash. tied by "San Francisco, Cal. Apr 26, 1913" machine cancel to the Pacific Mail S.S. China at Yokohama, Japan, F.-V.F. Estimate $100 - 150.
Lot
249
Packet Ship Atlantic / Abraham Bell & Co Owners / No 33 Pine St New York, sharp strike of red three-line name-of-boat handstamp on flap of Mar. 8th 1830 folded letter from Blacknow, Ireland to New York N.Y., New York red "6" cent due rating; some letter bleed on front, Fine and rare, ex-Hahn. Estimate $300 - 400.
AN EXCEPTIONALLY RARE ABRAHAM BELL & CO. "PACKET SHIP ATLANTIC" HANDSTAMP.
This letter was handled by Abraham Bell & Co. who did a good deal of business in Ireland.
Lot
250
Packet Ship Josephine / Abraham Bell & Co Owners / No 33 Pine St New York, red three-line handstamp struck on reverse of Oct. 25th 1831 folded letter from Cullyhanna, Ireland to Pittsburgh Pa., red "New-York 'Ship' Jan. 2" cds and and manuscript "20¾" rating for 18¾¢ postage plus 2¢ ship fee; soiling and faults, still a Very Fine clear strike of this rare ship handstamp, ex-Hahn. Estimate $300 - 400.
A RARE EXAMPLE OF THE ABRAHAM BELL & CO. "PACKET SHIP JOSEPHINE" HANDSTAMP.
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251
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Pacific Covers, 1857-1912, group of 7 including 1857 New South Wales 6d cover to England via "City of Sydney", 1892 "City of Peking" straightline San Francisco to Japan; 1911 Honolulu to Japan with purple "P.M.S. Co." straightline, 1897 Hawaii 1¢ #74 (5) franking Honolulu to San Francisco "Per S.S. China", 1911 "Pacific Mail S.S. Co., Honolulu" framed handstamp on post card to Hawaii (stamp missing); etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. and interesting group. Estimate $200 - 300.
Realized: $170
Lot
252
Pacific Mail Steamship Company Trans-Panama Covers, 1858-1890s, group of 16 covers mostly from 1860s but also later 1870s to 1890s, all are carried by P.M.SS. Co. to/from San Francisco including Columbia, Golden Age, Montana, Golden Gate, Golden City, Henry Chauncy, Oregon, Colon, San Jose, Acapulco etc., noted Wells Fargo imprint U10 entire San Francisco per "Columbia" to Roseburg Ore.; five transatlantics to France, couple later uses from Mexico and to Guatemala, etc.; some mixed condition, F.-V.F. Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $350