[A BUSINESSMAN IN SAN FRANCISCO INFORMS HIS BROTHER IN GREAT BRITAIN ABOUT THE PENDING COMPLETION OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CROSS-COUNTRY TRAVEL AND SHIPPING.]; A stamped folded letter from San Francisco to Liverpool, England franked with a black 12-cent E grill stamp and accompanied by a Philatelic Foundation Certificate
San Francisco, California to Liverpool, England: April 23, 1869. Envelope or Cover. This one-page folded letter is franked with a 12-cent black Washington stamp embossed with an E-grill for postal security (Scott # 90). The stamp is canceled by a fancy radial cork handstamp. It bears a magenta San Francisco..... More