Lot
2793 
Packet Boat Postal Entires to Latin America, 1883-1914, collection of 16 postal entires, most originating in New York and San Francisco; many scarce usages including 1885 Pacific Mail SS Co. superintendent office oval handstamp canceling 5¢ Grant entire (U222) to Piura, Peru, similar usage on 30¢ entire (U204), 1897 "per S.S. "City of Para"" usage from S.F. to Nicaragua on 5¢ Columbian entire uprated with 10¢ Bureau issue, 1883 usages to Mexico from N.Y. on the Havana & Mexican Mail Steamship Line on board "City of Alexandria" and "City of Merida", rare 1914 Hamburg American Line SS "Prinz Joachim" oval canceling on entire to Costa Rica, other usages to Argentina, El Salvador, Venezuela, Chile and Brazil; an exceptional assembly. Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
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Realized: $1,150