Lot
382 
Steam Panama, bold type 1 oval handstamp with "San Francisco, Cal., Apr 28" cds (Williams SAF-640) and grid duplex on ca. 1872 cover to Oakland, Cal., franked with 1870 1¢ ultramarine + 3¢ green + 6¢ brown carmine canceled by grid cancels; 3¢ stamp with natural s.e. at right and cover with tiny edge tears and the slightest reduction at right slightly affecting 6¢, otherwise Very Fine, an attractive 3-color franking and the only reported on cover example of the Steam Panama marking used in conjunction with 1870 issue adhesives. Scott No. 145+147+148 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
Realized: $2,000