Lot 136
1867 Cover to Boston via San Francisco, 1865 8¢ orange buff (13) cancelled by "B62" barred obliterator and nicely tied by "San Francisco Cal/10" transit-charge c.d.s. of March 21, manuscript instruction "per 'Colorado' via San Francisco" distinctive straight line "Steam China" handstamp in red of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. (applied on first three inward trips)/backstamped "Hong Kong" origin c.d.s., a Very Fine and rare cover and a wonderful exhibition item.
Estimate 3,000 - 4,000
The cover was carried under the monthly contract mail service of the PMSSC between the West Coast of the U.S. and China and Japan. This was the first return trip of the Colorado and actually the maiden voyage for this service from Asia to the U.S..
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