Lot 200
(San Francisco 1906 Earthquake) "San Francisco, Cal., Apr. 28, 2-PM, 1906", machine cancel on cover with manuscript "S.F." frank to Monterey Cal., purple "DUE 2 cts." straightline handstamp with pencil "2" and 2¢ postage due tied by partial barred oval cancel, Very Fine.Estimate $150 - 200.
By April 28, just 10 after the quake, the privilege of sending mail free had apparently been withdrawn. The writer of this letter attempted to do so by failing to affix a stamp and endorsing the cover "S.F." However, it was marked due two cents.
Realized: $350