Lot
82 
San Francisco, Cal./Feb 5, 1859 (San Francisco). Cds tying 1857 10¢ green, type III on cover to Mercersburg, Pa., F.-V.F. Scott No. 33 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $55
Lot
83
San Francisco, Cal., Oct 1, 1860 (San Francisco). Clear cds (Williams SAF-530) and matching "30" in circle rate handstamp on double rate folded letter sheet to Nantes, France, manuscript via Panama routing endorsement and "New York, 6, Oct 24" exchange cds, "8" decimes due handstamp for the single rate, Very Fine. Estimate $200 - 300.
This letter falls into the narrow interval between U.S. postal united of weight of ¼ ounce, of which the metric equivalent is 7.09 grams, and the French postal unit of weight, 7.50 grams.
Realized: $100
Lot
84
San Francisco, Cal., 15, Jun 20, 1860 (San Francisco). Integral rate cds (Williams SAF-570) on folded letter to Mauze, France, partial New York exchange and Havre arrival postmark with manuscript "8" decimes due, transit and receiving backstamps; minor toning, otherwise Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $85
Lot
85
San Francisco, Cal., Oct 26, 1861 (San Francisco). Transit cds and matching "Ship" handstamp on folded letter from Tacna, Peru to New York City, with "Arica, Sp 23, 1861" and "Panama, Oc 3, 1861" transit cds, straight line "Paid - To Panama" handstamp and red crayon 2/- rating, cover overland transit to New York, Very Fine. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $300
Lot
86
San Francisco, Cal., Oct 27, 1864 (San Francisco). Receiving cds on cover from Valparaiso, Chile, with matching "10" rate and "FOREIGN" straight line handstamp, red "Paid -To Panama" handstamp and red crayon "1/-" British postage paid, "Panama, Oc 5, 1864" transit and Valparaiso origin backstamp, Very Fine, an extremely rare use of the San Francisco "FOREIGN" handstamp used for a very short time at the end of 1864, pictured in Coburn's Letters of Gold (pg. 337). Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $1,900
Lot
87
San Francisco, Cal., Feb 12, 1865 (San Francisco). Cds on cover to London, England, blue "Post Office, Victoria V.I." oval Coat of Arms frank handstamp and manuscript 1/- due with red "London, Mr 18, 65" receiving backstamp, with original enclosure datelined "Victoria, January 24/65" and another letter from correspondence from 1863; small cover edge tears and slight soiling, F.-V.F. Estimate $500 - 750.
Realized: $800
Lot
88
San Francisco, Cal., Jun 8 (San Francisco). Bold cds with matching "30" in circle handstamp on 1866 folded letter sheet to Bordeaux, France, "New York, 6, Jul 11" transit and red Calais arrival cds's, "16" due handstamp, Very Fine. Estimate $100 - 150.
Realized: $80
Lot
89
Stockton, Cal./Sep. 19, 1857 (San Joaquin). Cds tying 1857 10¢ green, type II (couple blunt perfs) on cover to New York, some arithmetic calculations on cover, F.-V.F. Scott No. 32 Estimate $75 - 100.
Realized: $55
Lot
90
Sonora, California, Feb 13, 1852 (Tuolumne). Clear full strike of straight line postmark (Williams TUO-1340) on cover to Gardiner, Me., matching "10" in circle handstamp; part of blackflap missing, otherwise Extremely Fine, ex Pearce. Estimate $400 - 600.