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Sale 129: The Dr. James Milgram Collection of Western Postal History

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Ocean Mail

Lot 764    

Acapulco, Old Mexico January 19-[18]52, dateline on letter contained within brown cover with "Steam Ship 20" black handstamp on entry into U.S. (New York) addressed to Springfield, Vermont, contents, read, in part, "…I left New York Dec 20-arrived at Kingston, Jamaica on the 30-left on the 31-arrived at Navy Bay January 8-52-arrived at Panama on the 6 & left on the 12-arrived at this place this morning-leave tonight. Calculate to arrive in California in 9 days. This place is 1500 miles from Panama, 3000 from the city of Mexico, 2000 from California. We have 500 passengers aboard, some sick and died this morning…Henry Whitcomb", cover missing most of backflap, Very Fine.
Estimate    $200 - 300.

Realized: $130

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