Lot
55 
(Incoming) New York, N.Y. To San Francisco, Cal. Cover with red "Atlantic & Pacific Steam Ship Co., D.R. Allen Agent, New York" oval handstamp, bold "San Francisco, Cal., Oct 24, 1860" cds and matching "10" rate handstamp, Extremely Fine and rare, an early usage on the non-contact Atlantic & Pacific Steam Ship Co. line, ex Pearce. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
Cornelius Vanderbilt founded the Atlantic and Pacific Steamship Company to compete with the Pacific Mail Steamship company and the United States Mail Steamship Co. on the Panama route between San Francisco and New York. The Atlantic and Pacific operated Aspinwall to New York portion of the route.
Realized: $1,000