::: San Francisco Auxiliary Marks, Forwarder Marks and Cancel Examples :::
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Auxiliary Marks
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December 12, 1859
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OVERLAND, Mahoney type 366; For designating letters to go overland before the
overland coach was the preferred route, 1859. Note the smaller "R."
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September 23, 1864
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FOREIGN, Mahoney type 315; Used to designate incoming letters from foreign countries
without postal treaties. Used in error on Hawaii mail in September, 1864.
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April 17, 1868
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HAWAIIAN STEAM SERVICE
MH # 442
Used on steamer mail under the 1867
contract; believed to be a private mark of the steamship line.
Usage: November 15, 1867 to December 10, 1869.
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San Francisco Forwarder or Express Marks:
Here are examples of forwarder or express marks used at San Francisco. For more
detail, see Auxiliary Marks - Foreign Auxiliary Marks.
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1854
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FORWARDED BY/G. B. POST & Co./ SAN FRANCISCO
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April 4, 1852
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GREGORY'S EXPRESS
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1861
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FORWARDED/BY/CHAS. W. BROOKS & CO./SAN FRANCISCO
oval; black or blue-green
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July 16, 1864
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CHAS. W. BROOKS & CO.
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October 20, 1868
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HAWLEY & CO.
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March, 1865
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FORWARDED BY/McRUER & MERRILL/SAN FRANCISCO
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1866
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FORWARDED BY/SAN FRANCISCO/ALDRICH MERRILL & CO.
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May 15, 1850
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December, 1854
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January, 1855
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Vessel markings associated with forwarder mail. There are others. The Steamer
Isthmus may have been a post office mark. The Golden Gate and Vaquero marks belong to
the Regular Despatch Line of packets organized by Post & Co. See
San Francisco Packets at
Auxiliary Marks - Ship Marks.
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Some Cancel Examples:
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November 28, 1861
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Pen manuscript cancel
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April 17, 1868
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December 10, 1869
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Crossroads
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May 6, 1869
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August 23, 1869
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December 17, 1868
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Propeller cancels
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hatchet
July 5, 1870
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rosette
March 17, 1870
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