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March United States Postal History

Featuring The Leonard Piszkiewicz Collection of Chicago Postal History, The Van Koppersmith Collection of Philadelphia Postal History and The Tony Dewey Collection of Hartford Postal History

March 28-29, 2023 New York City
LOT# : 4016
Date: 29.03.2023 - 19:00

California Postal History

black double circle datestamp and arced "Ship 5" due handstamp on incoming cover from Hong Kong, endorsed "per Victor", very fine, the port of entry fee in San Francisco was reduced from 6c to 5c in early 1852

When the Victor arrived in San Francisco on May 5 after 58 days at sea, it carried 240 passengers from China in addition to 11 shipwrecked Japanese passengers rescued at sea.

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Starting Price: $150
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