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July 2023
United States Postal History
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double circle datestamp on locally-addressed 10c Green entire, "San Francisco Post Office" imprint at top with "By calling at my private office, southeast corner of the building, you will receive a valuable letter, R.F. Perkins, P.M.", filing hole through indicia and light wear, fine appearance
double circle datestamp on 10c Green entire to North White Creek, New York, cogwheel and "10" cancels, red Wells, Fargo & Co. printed frank obliterated with pen strokes, very fine
double circle datestamp on incoming 3c Pink entire, endorsed "pr. Steamer 21 March" at top left, black straightline "Due7" and "Purser" handstamps, small tear at top, otherwise very fine, carried as a loose steamship letter from Panama and charged a blanket 10c rate
double circle datestamp on 10c Green entire, "P.O. Business Free, R.F. Perkins, P.M." three-line handstamp, hole punch invalidating indicia, 1867 docketing at left, original registered return receipt enclosure from Oswego, New York, very fine
octagonal handstamp on 1853 folded letter originating with red "New York Paid Mar 21" datestamp, pencil "12" rate (double the 6c rate to San Francisco), addressed in care of "Messr. G.B. Post Co., San Francisco, Cala" for their transmittal to Honolulu, Hawaii, additional blue oval "Oriental Line Agents Ogden & Haynes" handstamp, "Rec'd May 9 '53" docket on reverse, contents related to the sperm oil trade, file fold, very fine, an extraordinary combination of markings, ex-Haas
clear strike of red oval handstamp (FRE‐104c) on April 7, 1851 folded letter to San Francisco, vertical filefolds, very fine, a scarce marking with just a few known
illustrated printed frank with horse and rider, used locally to San Francisco street address, insignificant toned spot at top left, otherwise fresh and extremely fine, Hoogs & Madison also produced rare local adhesives, illustrated in Letters of Gold
Pearce
Haas
Edwards Collection (Christie's Robson Lowe, 1991)
Type 1 frank addressed to Sacramento, circular "Penny Post Co San Francisco" handstamp, manuscript correction deleting "to the care of the" (Penny Post), probably indicating a pure out-of-the-mails use from origin to Sacramento, 1c Blue (9) with manuscript cancel did not originate despite the opinion of the certificate, otherwise very fine, ex-Knapp, Emerson, Jessup, Haas, and Grunin, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate
unused Type 5 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire, very fine and fresh
Type 4 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Pleasant Springs Cal 15 Apr" datestamp with manuscript date, reverse with printed advertisement for the Penny-Post Company with list of cities, bit of wear and light staining, still fine, one of just 16 recorded in the Frajola census
Type 4 frank on 3c Red Nesbitt entire to San Francisco, "Stockton Cal. Oct 25" datestamp, and "Penny Post Co Stockton" circular handstamp, reverse with printed advertisement for the Penny-Post Company with list of cities, couple light vertical creases, otherwise very fine, one of just 16 recorded in the Frajola census, ex-Barkhausen
Type 2A printed frank on cover to San Francisco, 1c Swarts local adhesive (136L14) just tied by black handstamp, 10c Green (14) tied by "New York Sep 20" ocean mail datestamp, very fine, one of just three recorded examples of this frank and the only conjunctive use with a Swarts stamp, 2023 Philatelic Foundation certificate