Lot 23
"Nicaragua Line / In Advance/ of the Mail.", oval handstamp on blue docketed 1855 folded cover to San Francisco, Cal. bearing 1¢ blue, type IV (9) and three 3¢ dull red (11) singles, irregular margins cutting in, uncancelled but prepaying the 10¢ transcontinental rate, clear strike of "Penny Post Co. San Francisco" double-line circular handstamp, endorsed "Pr Northern Light", file fold affects 1¢ Fine.
Estimate 2,000 - 3,000
A RARE PENNY POST CO. VIA NICARAGUA CONJUCTIVE USE.
Provenance: Kramer
This cover was carried by the "Northern Light" from New York to San Juan del Sud, then carried across Nicaragua to meet with a connecting steamer to San Francisco. Upon arrival, the Penny Post Co. delivered locally.
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