Confederacy, San Francisco Via Panama Letter To Louisiana. Folded letter addressed to Hon. H.A. Lyons at Bayou Sara, franked with U.S. 1857, 10¢ green, type V tied by "San Francisco, Cal., Feb 11" cds, manuscript "via Panama" and "pr mail of 11th Feby, 1861" endorsements at left; stamp with margin nick at left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare Via Panama usage to Confederate Louisiana from San Francisco. Scott No. U.S. 35  Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Henry Lyons, a lawyer from Philadelphia, took part in the 1850's Gold Rush in California, invested inn real estate and became one of the first to serve on the first Supreme Court of California. $0 (Image)