Lot 282
U.S. 1861, 10¢ yellow green (68), single tied by cogwheel of San Francisco on May 9, 1865 cover from Williams Creek, B.C. to Stamford, Canada West, "5d" in red crayon indicating prepayment of U.S. postage, bold "PAID" handstamp, clear strike of "10" in barred oval of Williams Creek, small red "U.S. 10 cts./ Paid" in oval, reverse with Apr. 29th G.P.O. datestamp, Very Fine usage. Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
The numeral 10 handstamp indicated that 9 pence B.C. postage from Williams Creek to Victoria had been paid.
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Realized $6,250 |