Lot 203
1865 (Jul. 3) San Francisco, Cal. to Exeter, England, double-circle datestamp duplexed with four-ring cancellation tying 90¢ blue (72) along with two singles of both 3¢ rose, 24¢ gray (65, 78a) on long cover, endorsed "Pr. 'Sacramento' to Panama, thence via New York," red "N. York Br. Pkt. Jul 28" transit c.d.s., "Exeter Au 7 '65" backstamp; cover restoration, 24¢ and 90¢ color affected by cleaning, vertical file fold through 3¢; Fine usage.
ONE OF ONLY THREE RECORDED USAGES OF THE 90¢ 1861 FROM CALIFORNIA.
Expertization: 1992 P.F. Certificate.
Literature:
Census listing No. 30 from the Herzog and Starnes census, 'Cover Usages of the 90¢ 1861 and 1868 Issues', The Chonicle, No. 140, Vol. 40 No. 4, pp. 260-265.
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