Lot 453
1860 (Dec. 20) San Francisco Cal. to Angouleme, France, blue folded letter bearing 10¢ green, type II (32) strip of three, tied by two strikes of "San Francisco Cal. Dec 20 1860" cds, additional Dec. 21st cds strike adjacent with matching "15" cent rating handstamp, carried by PMSS Senora to Panama, then by Ariel from Aspinwall to New York, "15" crossed out and black "New York '3' Jan 16" debit exchange cds struck, carried transatlantic by Cunard Line Australasian from New York Jan. 16th to Queenstown arriving Jan. 26th, French (1.28) entry cds with "8" decimes due rating, Angouleme (1.29) arrival backstamp, Very Fine, Carried on the Maiden Return Voyage of the Cunard Line Australasian.Estimate $400 - 600.
Realized: $260