1854 (Sep. 30) London, England to San Francisco, Cal., folded letter with blue "Fenchurch St" receiving house backstamp, red London Paid (9.30) cds with red crayon "2/4" prepaid 2s6d packet rating for West Indies rate to Cal., carried by RMSP Tamar from Southampton Oct. 2 to Chagres arriving about Oct. 26, then carried from Panama City to San Francisco by PMSS Co. Golden Gate, San Francisco "Paid" handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate  $200 - 300. Prepayment included 12d packet rate to St. Thomas, 6d transit to Panama City and 10d transit to San Francisco. Letter in closed mail bag from London to San Francisco. Mails to California by this route are much less common than by steamer to New York. $0 (Image)