Ref: DR19169
- £175.00
United States. (TOO LATE MAIL). 1867. Folded letter written from San Francisco dated '29th October 1867' addressed to France cancelled by San Francisco/ Cal date stamp 'Nov 9', endorsed 'per "Sacramento" with oval instructional 'Too Late', routed overland via New York with hand-stamp '30' and New York/ 6 Br. Pkt.' transit 'Dec 3' with French entry cachet and charged with bold hand-struck '16' and Bordeaux arrival 'Dec 16' on reverse.
Attractive item of Trans-Atlantic mail with scarce TOO LATE.
