Part II - LOCALS A - G continued...
SPECIAL NOTE: Lot Numbers with an "A" preceding them will be offered in three special sessions. Please refer to the
Arrangement of the Sale web page for the schedule.
California Penny Post Co. (San Francisco CA) (Part III):
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Lot |
Lot Description |
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| A |
882 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red on Buff Entire (34LU11B). Instructions
for mailing and list of towns on back, "Pleasant Springs Cal. Jun. 2"
double-line circular datestamp and ms. "X" cancel, to local San Francisco
firm, couple filing pinholes, Extremely Fine and very rare, ex Crocker,
with 1976 P.F. certificate (Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| A |
883 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, 7c Black on Buff Entire (34LU14). Spelling error
"Daguerreotpyes" in text, 3c Dull Red (11), ample to large margins, bright
shade, tied by greenish-blue rectangular grid (designed to cancel pairs of
stamps), matching "Marysville Cal. May 6" circular datestamp, long sealed
opening tear across upper left, not immediately apparent and otherwise Very
Fine, extremely rare with the 3c 1851 stamp, ex "Edwards" (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000 |
| A |
884 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red Entire (34LU15). "San Francisco Cal. 4
Apr." circular datestamp, fresh and Extremely Fine, very rare, ex
Dale-Lichtenstein (Image) |
E. 2,500-3,500 |
| A |
885 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, 7c Black on 3c Red Entire (34LU15). Red "San Jose Cal. Sep.
13" circular datestamp, ms. "Due 6 cts." and pen lines thru 3c
embossed stamp, to San Francisco street address, slight wear around edges,
Very Fine, the due marking appears to be another example of the conflict
between the Penny Post and San Francisco Post Office, with 1978 P.F.
certificate (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A |
886 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, 10c Black on 3c Red on Buff Entire (unlisted). "Collect
Penny Postage, 10" framed Penny Post Co. due imprint with instructions for
delivery at left, "Penny Post Co. San Francisco" double-line circular
handstamp, addressed to Sacramento, creased along top and right side,
otherwise Fine -- this is the only recorded example of the 10c "Collect"
entire, most other Penny Post franks are prepaid (one "Collect
Penny-Postage" entire without value stated was in the Caspary sale) -- ex
"Edwards" (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
| A |
887 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco, (2c) Black on Buff Entire (unlisted). "City Delivery. Penny
Postage Paid." printed frank across top, instructions for mailing on back
of entire with San Francisco street address, "Penny Post Co. San Francisco"
double-line circular handstamp, Extremely Fine, this 2c local entire is
unlisted in Scott, perhaps one or two others are known, an important
California local-post usage, ex Clifford
(Image) |
E. 1,500-2,000 |
| A |
888 |
 California Penny Post Co., San
Francisco. "Penny Post Co. San Francisco" double-line circle lightly
but legibly struck on printed entire with instructions at top and "Care of
the Penny-Post Co." directive at bottom, San Francisco street address,
somewhat long sealed tear at right, otherwise Fine, extremely rare, ex
Knapp, Hertz, with letter from Dr. Polland verifying genuineness (Image) |
E. 500-750 |
| A |
889 |
 Penny Post Co. San
Francisco. Double-line circular handstamp clearly struck on blue folded
cover to San Francisco with sender's directive "pr Northern Light",
oval "Nicaragua Line/In Advance/of the Mail" handstamp also at lower
left, 1c Blue, Ty. IV (9) and three 3c Dull Red (11), irregular margins
cutting in, uncancelled but prepaying 10c transcontinental rate, file fold
thru 1c, docketed Aug. 20, 1855 on back (origin date), Fine -- a remarkable
usage, carried by the Vanderbilt Line's Northern Light from New York
to San Juan del Sud, then carried across Nicaragua to meet with a
connecting vessel for passage to San Francisco, upon arrival the letter was
picked up by the Penny Post Co. and delivered locally -- ex Kramer (Image) |
E. 2,000-3,000 |
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