Lot 159
1850's STEAMER WINFIELD SCOTT, red two-line handstamp on manila envelope (some faults), bearing red COLLOMA CAL Nov 18 c.d.s. and matching "10", to Auraria Ga., there was no example in red in the Hugh Feldman Collection, Ex Knapp and Ex Wiltsee.
Estimate $500 - 750
The Winfield Scott was built by Westervelt & MacKay of New York and was one of the early steamers running between Panama and San Francisco. The ship was wrecked on 1 December 1853 on the rocks off Point Arguello and is part of the Channel Islands National Park and Marine Sanctuary. The Winfield Scott wreck site is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The ship did not belong to the P. Mail or Vanderbilt lines. The cancel is extremely rare .
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