CORINPHILA AUCTIONS 297 - 308 Day 3

1853 (April 29): Entire letter from San Francisco to Valparaiso, Chile endorsed "via Panama", struck with "PAID" in black (and endorsed thus in manuscript at lower left) with "1/-" in red manuscript and good strike of rare "♚ / PAID / AT / PANAMA" in red. Reverse with beautiful negative sender's handstamp of "Grogan & Lent / Commission House / San Francisco" in blue and exceptional strike of double arc "PANAMA" code B cds of British P.O. (May 23). Rare. Ex Brian Moorhouse estate Gi CC5 = £ 1'900/Scott A82 = $ 2'200.rnProvenance: Collection James de Voss.