Lot 25
STEAMER/WINFIELD SCOTT (U13), clear strike of straightline in red, on 6¢ Green on White entire (U13) to Fulton, N.Y., additional COLUMBIA/CAL/ Nov.29 postmark with manuscript. date, 6¢ struck out with blue pen stroke, probably in transit, entire with expert restoration at edges, slightly affecting 6¢ Very Fine appearance, a rare and splendid combination of straightline handstamps. The Winfield Scott was the only contract steamship of the Pacific Mail Steamship Co. to have its own handstamp. Bound for Panama, it was lost in the Santa Barbara channel Dec. 2, 1853. Because Nesbitt entires did not exist in 1852, the usage could only be 1853, which means this cover was among those letters rescued.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Provenance: Beals, Baughman
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