Lot
2792 
Packet Boat Postal Entires to Asia, 1870-1910's, collection of 10 postal entires, most originating in San Francisco; many scarce usages including 1870, 10¢ Jefferson entire (U91) to Shanghai, China with blue straight line Ship handstamps canceling, 1906 usage S.F. to Hong Kong on uprated 2¢ entire canceled on arrival with Paquebot handstamp (Hosking 3107), 1905 Honolulu to Hong Kong with Honolulu purple straight line Packetboat handstamp, usages to Java including 1888 printed matter per "City of Peking" and 1906 from S.F. per S.S. "Mongolia" posting in Yokohama with Singapore transit, couple Japanese Sea-Post usages to China, Philippines uprated postal card use, etc. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
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Realized: $625