Lot
186 
(San Francisco, Cal.) (San Francisco), fine strike of San Francisco boxed "2" rate handstamp on 1849 folded cover datelined "San Francisco Harbor, Onboard Ship York, October 3rd, 1849", used locally and addressed to "General Wilson of Missouri, Navy Agent for, San Francisco, California"; file folds, Very Fine, a rare pre-statehood use of the local 2¢ rate. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $270