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| Scott Number | 2 |
|---|---|
| Date | December 4, 1851 |
| From City | Pan & San Fran. SS |
| From State | WW |
| To City | Tepic |
| To State | Mexico |
| Addressee | Senores Barron Forbes & Co |
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| Quantity 1 | 0 |
| Quantity 2 | 3 |
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Lot 2034 10c Black (2). Horizontal strip of three, large margins at top and left, ample to touching at bottom, in at lower right, tied by red grid cancels, matching "Pan. & San Fran. S.S. Dec. 4" route agent's cds on 1850 greenish folded cover originating in Paita, Peru, and addressed to Tepic, Mexico, with clearly struck "FORWARDED BY/ SMITH & LEWIS/PANAMA" oval forwarder's handstamp on back, sent from Paita on Nov. 11, 1850, according to ms. docketing on inside flap
A VERY FINE AND REMARKABLE COVER. THESE IO-CENT 1847 STAMPS WERE USED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES ON MAIL BETWEEN PERU AND MEXICO, CARRIED VIA THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY LINE.
The "Pan. & San Fran. S.S." circular datestamp was used between November 1850 and June 1852 on mail handled by route agents aboard ships of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company. While contract mail carried by PMSS Co. was received in locked bags, letters picked up en route were presumably postmarked by official route agents on board, as evidenced by approximately 25 known examples of the rare route agent markings on covers. In this case, the letter was sent from Paita, Peru, out of the mails in care of Smith & Lewis, the Panama forwarding agents. It was then posted with the route agent on one of the PMSS Co. steamships on a northbound trip up the west coast of Mexico.
The letter was delivered in Tepic, prepaid in Panama at the U.S. 30c Panama (Pacific Coast) rate. A supply of 10c 1847 stamps was sent to the Panama postal agent, Amos B. Corwine, who provided for their use on mail carried across the Isthmus of Panama, or, as in this case, on letters delivered to him in Panama. It is this unique circumstance of United States postal history that made it possible for letters to carry U.S. postage and never travel within the country's borders. Ten full covers, one piece, and a strip of three 10c 1847's off cover, showing Panama usage, have been recorded . Only two 1847 Issue covers (both with 10c) are recorded with the rare "Pan. & San Fran. S.S." marking (see The Gold Rush Mail Agents to California and their Postal Markings 1849-1852, Theron Wierenga, pp. 101-104).
Ex Kapiloff E. 30,000-40,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 784 realized 35,000
Alexander listed as 12/4/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1048 lot 221 unsold
A VERY FINE AND REMARKABLE COVER. THESE IO-CENT 1847 STAMPS WERE USED ENTIRELY OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES ON MAIL BETWEEN PERU AND MEXICO, CARRIED VIA THE PACIFIC MAIL STEAM SHIP COMPANY LINE.
The "Pan. & San Fran. S.S." circular datestamp was used between November 1850 and June 1852 on mail handled by route agents aboard ships of the Pacific Mail Steam Ship Company. While contract mail carried by PMSS Co. was received in locked bags, letters picked up en route were presumably postmarked by official route agents on board, as evidenced by approximately 25 known examples of the rare route agent markings on covers. In this case, the letter was sent from Paita, Peru, out of the mails in care of Smith & Lewis, the Panama forwarding agents. It was then posted with the route agent on one of the PMSS Co. steamships on a northbound trip up the west coast of Mexico.
The letter was delivered in Tepic, prepaid in Panama at the U.S. 30c Panama (Pacific Coast) rate. A supply of 10c 1847 stamps was sent to the Panama postal agent, Amos B. Corwine, who provided for their use on mail carried across the Isthmus of Panama, or, as in this case, on letters delivered to him in Panama. It is this unique circumstance of United States postal history that made it possible for letters to carry U.S. postage and never travel within the country's borders. Ten full covers, one piece, and a strip of three 10c 1847's off cover, showing Panama usage, have been recorded . Only two 1847 Issue covers (both with 10c) are recorded with the rare "Pan. & San Fran. S.S." marking (see The Gold Rush Mail Agents to California and their Postal Markings 1849-1852, Theron Wierenga, pp. 101-104).
Ex Kapiloff E. 30,000-40,000
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 784 realized 35,000
Alexander listed as 12/4/51
Robert A. Siegel Auction Galleries, Inc. sale 1048 lot 221 unsold
