Lot no. 1962

Coast Line San Juan & Los Angeles, U.S. Mail Stage Company, via Paso Robles Hot Springs, San Luis Obispo, imprint in black on cover to San Francisco, franked with 3c. Rose, tied by black cork cancel and the only recorded "San Juan, Cal" (25 May) first type c.d.s. (MOT-3090), cover reduced at left, skillfully repaired and missing text painted-in, yet a cover of tremendous scarcity and visual appeal.