Lot 1615 o
Pacific Mail Steamship Co. Cancellations on Revenue Issues, remarkable collection of 152 stamps bearing the straight line P.M.S.S. steamer name cancellations on First to Third issue revenues; arranged on stock pages by ship names, starting with the China Line including Alaska (20) with values $1-$3, America (9) including on $5 Charter Party imperf x2 and Probate of Will perf'd, China (18), Colorado (1), Great Republic (17) and Japan (20) showing different handstamp types, Shanghai Branch Line with rare Costa Rica (1) on $3 Manifest perf'd and Oregonian (6), and the Atlantic Line with Arizona (13) including two with the New York company date stamp, Henry Chauncey (17, 1st, 2nd with red cancel & 3rd issues), Ocean Queen (9, 1st-3rd issues) and Rising Sun (21, 1st-3rd issues including red cancel on 2nd issue); includes three different P.M.S.S. date stamp handstamps on first issues revenues and on baggage ticket on later issue; condition a bit varied with clear strike or strikes throughout (See website for images), generally F.-V.F.Estimate $20,000 - 30,000.
A WONDERFUL COLLECTION AND CERTAINLY ONE OF THE LARGEST HOLDING OF THESE SCARCE P.M.S.S. CO. STEAMSHIP CANCELLATIONS.
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Realized: $23,000