Lot 19
1¢ Blue type II (7), single, large margins at sides, in at top and bottom, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 20 Jan" c.d.s. on undated folded letter (only last page remains) to Newport R.I. with pencil "Due 9" on face, a reference to the Ocean Pearl arriving the week before may help date this unusual cover, Fine.
Estimate 300 - 400
POSSIBLY A UNIQUE EXAMPLE OF A SINGLE 1¢ 1851 ON A TRANSCONTINENTAL LETTER.
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