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California Penny Post Cover Census
 

The type 5 franks were first issued after July 11, 1855. The type 5 franks are all inscribed "TO THE PENNY POST" in solid letters at top. There all have the same basic imprint but come with different town lists. One type.



Type 5 - Paid 7


 

#501, Sep 6, 1855, San Francisco postmark plus "Sep 8" postmark, cover addressed to M.J. Meyers at San Francisco, manuscript note: "Probably put in the box of the wrong Meyer. Then returned to the P.O. the second day thereafter"

#502, Sep 25, 1855, Georgiana P.O. manuscript postmark and cancel, oval "Paid" handstamp

#503, Sep 29, 1855, Mission San Jose manuscript postmark and cancel, used to Miller & Peabody San Francisco

#504, Oct 1, 1855, Benicia postmark used to George Hughes, San Francisco

#505, Oct 18, 1855, Monterey blue postmark used to Power & Newcomb, San Francisco, manuscript "recd from H L Goodwin at 12 O'Clock M on the 20th Oct" at lower left

#506, Nov 7, 1855, Benicia to Sawyer Johnson & Co, San Francisco, manuscript "No 11" at lower left

#507, Nov 10, 1855, Monterey blue postmark used to Power & Newcomb, San Francisco,

#508, Jan 17, 1856, Strawberry Valley to W.W. Kurtz & Co (?) in San Francisco

#509, Postage Paid the Penny Post Co handstamp to Tandler at San Francisco

#510, Penny Post Sacramento handstamp to Tandler at San Francisco

#511, Missing Seal, ? manuscript postmark, used to Kimball, San Francisco


Type 5 - Unused with fake cancels
 

#X512U, Fake cancel and fake address to Adams Express, manuscript "No 8" at lower left

#X513U, Fake cancels and presumably fake address to Alfred Rix (Costales auction, May 21, 1951)

#X514U, Fake Wells Fargo Sacramento handstamp cancel and presumably fake address to Dean Woolsey

#X515U, Fake Wells Fargo Sacramento handstamp cancel and presumably fake address to Crowell, (Fox auction of Meroni, Nov 12, 1952)

#X516U, Fake Wells Fargo Sacramento handstamps and presumably fake address to Crowell

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Richard Frajola (Aug 2013)