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The Steven Walske Collection of United States-France Transatlantic Mail continued...

Postal Markings and Rates: British West Indies Packet
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
678 c ImageSan Francisco to Le Havre, France. Folded letter datelined San Francisco Jul. 14, 1851, forwarded privately to Panama by S. Martin & Co. with their blue octagonal handstamp and "JBF Arrivet Panama" backstamp so no U.S. postal markings, "Panama SP 22 1851" British P.O. datestamp, carried from Chagres by RMSP steamer Thames to Southampton via St. Thomas, red London transit and "COLONIES/&c ART. 13" Anglo-French accountancy handstamp, Calais arrival datestamp with "15" decimes due (10 decimes to Great Britain), Le Havre receiving backstamp, Very Fine and a very unusual routing, U.S. postal regulations required eastbound mail from California to be carried by U.S. packets via Panama and New York, only letters forwarded outside the U.S. mails could reach RMSP steamers at Chagres, ex Pearce and DeVoss (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction
679 c ImageFrance, 1860, 80c Rose on Pinkish (20; Yvert 17B). Horizontal pair, large margins, tied by neat strikes of diamond of grids cancel, Paris Feb. 14, 1857 double-circle datestamp on blue folded letter to San Francisco, carried by RMSP steamer La Plata to St. Thomas, arriving Mar. 2, then by Dee to Aspinwall, arriving Mar. 7, then by PMSC steamer J. L. Stephens from Panama, arriving San Francisco Mar. 29, "20" due handstamp, Extremely Fine, French prepayments were reduced to 8 decimes per 7.5 grams to California by Royal Mail Steam Packets via Southampton, St. Thomas and Panama, effective Jan. 1, 1857, little mail travelled by this slower, more expensive route (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $850.00
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680 c ImageParis, France to San Francisco, Royal Mail Steam Packet via Panama. Paris Jan. 30, 1857 double-circle datestamp, red London transit on blue folded cover to San Francisco, manuscript French rate notations on reverse, carried via RMSP steamer Parana, arriving St. Thomas Feb. 18, then via Clyde, arriving Colon Feb. 24, then via PMSC steamer Sonora, arriving San Francisco Mar. 17, "20" cents due handstamp, Very Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $850.00
Will close during Public Auction

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