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Hono. Date |
MH# |
SF Date |
Mahoney# (Williams) |
Ship |
Notes |
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1850 |
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| 1. |
12/21 |
201 (black) |
1/23 |
3-1 (260?) |
Chameleon 12/21-1/22 |
Collect to Alexander, Harrisburg, Pa., fwd. to New Haven; m/s red "42," m/s "Fwd 5" and blue PAID (postage to Harrisburg paid); Panama departed SF for Panama Feb. 1 |
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1851 |
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| 2. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
? |
Collect to England w/"R.C.Wyllie" m/s and oval Barclay's NY fwdg mark, NY cds dtd Mar., 1851 w/"21" rate in cds and London receipt note 18Mar51 |
| 3. |
- |
- |
2/7 |
3-1 and 307 (280) |
Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 |
Collect to Ellis & Crosby, SF, w/Gregory's & Co. m/s stricken, probably at SF; dateline Jan. 11, 1851 |
| 4. |
1/11 |
201 (black) |
2/15 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 |
Collect to Boston; m/s "82"; Isthmus (Law's Line) departed SF for Panama Feb. 15; Oregon (PMSC) departed SF for Panama Feb. 16 |
| 5. |
1/11 |
201 (black) |
2/15 |
6-B and 336 (unlisted) |
Duchess of Clarence 1/11-2/8 |
Prepaid to Beardmore, London; m/s "Prepaid" and "Paid to Liverpool/74cts," stamped "PAID" and "19"; Isthmus (Law's Line) departed SF for Panama Feb. 15; Oregon (PMSC) departed SF for Panama Feb. 16 |
| 6. |
1/29 |
201 (black) |
3/1 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Corsair 1/31-2/19 |
Collect to Mrs. A.E. Van Doorn, NY and m/s red "42"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5 |
| 7. |
1/29 |
201 (black) |
3/1 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Corsair 1/31-2/19 |
Collect to Noah Chapin, Newport, NH, forwarded to Winchester, N.H. w/red m/s"42", black "47" and "5" (indicating the forwarding fee added at Newport) and red Newport 4/10 cds; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5 |
| 8. |
1/29 |
201 (black) |
3/1 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Corsair 1/31-2/19 |
Collect to Hosman, Boston; m/s red "42" and "Via Panama"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5 |
| 9. |
1/29 |
201 (black) |
3/1 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Corsair 1/31-2/19 |
Collect to Henry Pierce, Boston; m/s red "82" and "Via Panama"; California departed SF for Panama Mar. 5 |
| 24. |
2/26 |
201 (black) |
3/25 8/23 |
3-1 (280) |
Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 |
Collect from Syndey, NSW, to SF; letter was advertised as dead letter at SF and then frwd to Sonora, Calif. on 23Aug51; ms Sydney fwdg agent Chas. Mackellar and SF agent Underwood & McKnight; ms rates added 5¢ (forwdg fee to Sonora) and 4¢ (advertsiing fee); the SF cds dated 3/25 is red and the cds dtd 8/23 is black |
| 25. |
2/26 |
201 (black) |
4/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 |
Collect to Fairchild, Casanovia, NY; m/s red "42" [a m/s "Corsair" is a collector's note, possibly Harris]; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1 |
| 26. |
2/26 |
201 (black) |
4/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 |
Collect to L.H. Gulick, NYC; m/s "42" in red pencil; docket note indicates it was received May 6; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1 |
| 27. |
2/26 |
201 (black) |
? |
? |
Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 |
Collect to L. H. Gulick, % H. Coggeshall, New Bedford with ms receipt docket dtd 5/10; dateline 2/15/51 at Waialua; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1 |
| 28. |
2/26 |
201 (black) |
4/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Louisa Baille 2/26-3/25 |
Collect to Seeley, Danbury; m/s red "42"; Tennessee departed SF for Panama Apr. 1 |
| 29. |
3/1 |
201 (black) |
4/18 |
6-B and 307 (unlisted) |
Lydia Ann and Wm.H. Shailer 3/1- 3/29-4/18
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Collect to Messrs. Thomas Payne & Co., SF; w/orange clamshell 6; the Lydia Ann sailed with the mail from Honolulu on Mar. 1 but returned Mar. 21 and the mail was transshipped, probably to the Wm. H. Shailer |
| 30. |
3/29 |
201 (black) |
5/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Columbus 4/1-4/20 |
Collect to Pomeroy, NY; m/s red "42"; Oregon departed SF for Panama May 1
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| 31. |
4/19 |
201 (black) |
5/31 |
3-1 and 339 (280) |
Col. Fanning 4/19-5/22 |
Prepaid to Pomeroy, NY; w/red m/s "Paid 40" and red stamped "PAID" w/"40"; Tennessee departed SF for Panama May 31 |
| 32. |
4/19 |
- |
6/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Santiago/John Calvin 4/30-5/24 or Col.Fanning 4/19-5/22
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Collect to John Stout, NY from Dawson, Lahaina w/"40" m/s in black pencil overstruck by "42" m/s in red pencil; dateline Lahaina Apr. 19, 1851; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13; the Santiago sailed Apr. 21 from Lahaina and arrived SF on May 8; the Col. Fanning left Honolulu for SF via either Lahaina or Kauai |
| 33. |
4/30 |
201 (black) |
5/22 |
6-B and 307 (unlisted) |
Thetis 4/29-5/22 or John Calvin 4/30-5/24 |
Collect to Knapp, SF; w/orange clamshell 6 and m/s "per John Calvin;" either the Calvin arrived at SF two days before the Alta California reported it or the letter was carried on the Thetis but was already pre-marked for the sailing of the Calvin on 30 April |
| 34. |
4/30 |
201 (black) |
6/1 |
3-1 (280) |
John Calvin 4/30-5/24 |
Collect to Miss A.E. Bond, Boston, m/s red "42"; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13 |
| 35. |
4/30 |
201 (black) |
6/1 |
3-1 (280) |
John Calvin 4/30-5/24 |
Collect to D.S. Sherman, NY; m/s red "42"; Columbus departed SF for Panama June 13 |
| 36. |
5/8 |
201 (black) |
6/14 |
3-2 (280) |
Velasco 5/8-6/3 |
Collect to Pierrepont, Portsmouth NH and m/s red "42"; California departed SF for Panama June 14 |
| 37. |
5/8 |
201 (black) |
6/14 |
3-1 and 339 (280) |
Velasco 5/8-6/3 |
Prepaid to Sarah Wight, Wayland, Mass. and m/s red pen "Paid 40", stamped red "40" and red "PAID," m/s black pen "Paid" and "Chg. E.P.B."; California departed SF for Panama June 14 |
| 38. |
5/22 |
201 (black) |
7/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Loo Choo 5/24-6/26 |
Prepaid to Alexander, New Haven, Conn., fwd to Paris, Kentucky; w/"Paid 40," "6" and "Overland" m/s and handstamped markings "FORWARD" and "ADVERTISED"; the "Paid 40" was stricken through and replaced with a "6" apparently to indicate the 5¢ forwarding fee and 1¢ advertising fee under the 1851 rate; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1 |
| 39. |
5/22 |
201 (black) |
7/1 |
3-1 (280) |
Loo Choo 5/24-6/26 |
Collect to Miss Sarah Wight, Wayland, Mass.; m/s "Ship 12" added at SF, indicating new unpaid rate for carrying a letter over 3000 miles, plus ship fee; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1 |
| 40. |
6/4 |
201 (black) |
7/1 |
6-B and 336 (unlisted) |
Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 |
Prepaid to Mary Ford, Parsippany, NJ w/"Via Panama" m/s and stamped "PAID" and "12", probably for a double weight letter rated without the ship fee at SF; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1 |
| 41. |
6/4 |
201 (black) |
7/1 |
7-1 and 337 (340) |
Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 |
Prepaid to Serrano Bishop, Rochester,
NY and m/s "Paid 40" and SF integral "6" cds and "PAID" (omitting the ship fee); Panama departed SF for Panama July 1 |
| 42. |
6/4 |
201 (black) |
7/1 |
6-B (unlisted) |
Joseph Butler 6/4-7/1 |
Collect printed price sheet to Fairbanks & Co., Johnsbury, VT, w/"Printed sheet" m/s and stamped "12" indicating double the prepaid rate (5¢ on printed matter carried over 3,500 miles) under the 1851 rate plus ship fee for unpaid printed matter for which prepayment was required; Panama departed SF for Panama July 1 |
| 43. |
6/10 |
- |
7/15 |
5-2 |
JKS Mansfield 6/16-7/14 |
Collect to Hoyte, Sandwich Center, NH w/stamped black "10" for the 10¢ rate on collect mail from SF; handled out of the mail to SF and no ship fee charged; w/"Politeness of S.N. Castle" m/s; dateline Honolulu June 14, 1851; Northerner departed SF for Panama July 15 |
| 44. |
6/14 |
201 (black) |
7/15 |
3-1 (280) |
JKS Mansfield 6/16-7/14 |
Prepaid to Bowman, London, England w/"Paid 59" m/s; Northerner departed SF for Panama July 15 |
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