Lot 219
"The New San Francisco Stride", envelope with hand-drawn ink and water color cartoon showing the quick step adopted as a walking style since Apr. 18, 1906 (the day of the great earthquake), bearing 5¢ blue (304) tied by San Francisco Dec. 30, 1906 machine cancellation to New South Wales, Sydney (1.24) and Rozelle (1.24) backstamps; some trivial edge toning, Very Fine.
Estimate 400 - 600
AN EXCEPTIONAL POST-1906 EARTH QUAKE USAGE SHOWING THE DETERMINATION OF THE CITY TO OVERCOME THE DEVASTATION.
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