Worldwide United States Nicaragua Line/In Advance/Of The Mail.
Sale No: 37
Lot No:143
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Nicaragua Line/In Advance/Of The Mail. Black oval handstamp on cover to Mormon Island, California, sent from the East without postage and brought to San Francisco by the Nicaragua Steamship Company, franked with 1851 3Ā¢ dull red tied by "Wells Fargo & Co. / San Francisco" blue oval handstamp (Leutzinger type 1-12) for delivery to Mormon Island, hint of edge wear & small edge stain, top backflap partly missing (affecting "Battery Hotel" cameo design that suggests a New York City origin), F.-V.F. and an exceptional via Nicaragua incoming usage that shows compliance with postal regulations by Wells Fargo after noncompliance by the Nicaragua Steamship Company, ex-Pearce. EstimateĀ $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)