Lot 76
1866 (Aug. 18) San Francisco, Cal. to Lima, Peru, blue folded prices current bearing 15¢ black (77) used with 3¢ 10¢ pair, 12¢ and 30¢ pair (65, 68, 69, 71), all cancelled by matching targets, red S.F. merchants oval and endorsed per "Str. Sacramento", red crayon "4-88-48" credit and blue "36" and "31" ratings, "Panama SP 1 1866" double-arc transit and partial backstamp due to small paper loss; small stamp faults, Very Fine; five-times the 22¢ treaty rate.
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
EXCEPTIONAL FIVE-VALUE FRANKING TO PERU.
Expertization: 1996 Van Der Linden Certificate.
The letter enclosed price sheets from French, Australian, and United States cheese merchants. The cover although franked at the five-times $1.10 rate, it was credited at the four-times 88¢ rate with 48¢ credit to Great Britain for carriage from Panama to Peru.
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| Realized $6,000 |
