Lot
1147 
California Penny Post Co., 1855-59 7¢ Vermillion. Printed cameo frank on 1853-55 3¢ Nesbitt entire with "To The Penny Post Co." printed address form and list of nine cities and towns where service was offered, blue "Monterey, Cal, Oct 18" cds origin postmark and addressed to "28 Clay Street" in San Francisco so technically a 2¢ overpayment of the Penny Post 5¢ fee for "city delivery east of Taylor and Fourth Streets," additional docket at lower left reads "Received from H. L. Goodwin at 12 o'clock noon the 20th Oct H S," several pin holes & small internal tear affecting indicia, Very Fine and rare, ex-Chapman, Haas & Kutz; with 1980 P.F. certificate. Scott No. 34LU7 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,600