10c Black (2). Horizontal strip of four, ample to large margins three sides, touching to in at bottom, tied by nine strikes of black "80" in circle rate handstamp, "New-York Jan. 28" (1850) circular datestamp on cover front only (hinged to back of another cover), addressed to Macondray & Co., San Francisco, routed "Per Georgia", file folds including one thru end stamp at right

FINE APPEARANCE. AN OUTSTANDING AND EXTREMELY RARE STRIP OF FOUR OF THE

10-CENT 1847 ISSUE, PAYING THE 40-CENT RATE ON A COVER FRONT TO SAN FRANCISCO.

The steamer Georgia departed New York on January 28, 1850, and arrived at Chagres on February 18, after stops in Havana and New Orleans. After crossing the Isthmus of Panama, this was likely carried by the PMSS California to San Francisco, departing March 2.

USPCS census no. 8329. Ex Sampson and Chrysler. Illustrated in Letters of Gold (p. 43). Signed Ashbrook. P.F. certificate no. 293553 no longer accompanies.

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