Lot
1380 
1853 (Feb. 26) San Francisco, Cal. to London, England, blue folded cover with black "San Francisco Cal 1 Mar" cds with matching "Paid" and "29" rate handstamps, Boston red "19" credit handstamp to G.B., carried by Cunard Line Canada from Boston Mar. 30th to Liverpool arriving Apr. 10th, red London (4.11) tombstone datestamp, Very Fine, ex-Winter. Estimate $300 - 400.
THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THIS SAN FRANCISCO "29" RATE HANDSTAMP IN BLACK.
Letter carried by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Oregon" from San Francisco to Panama City and by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Georgia" from Chagres to New York. Under U.S.-G.B. Convention, U.S. internal portion of total rate from West Coast was 10¢ from July 1851 until July 1863, or 5¢ more than other locations in the U.S.
Realized: $800