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S.S "Pomona". 1908 (Mar 16) Cover from San Francisco to Eureka, Cal., the stamp washed off and some rust staining, explained by the violet cachet "FROM WRECK OF S.S POMONA / MARCH 17 1908". The "Pomona" sailed from San Francisco to Eureka on March 17th but struck Monterey Rock 60 miles north of San Francisco that evening. The Captain got her off the rock and decided to beach on the shore, but struck another submerged rock and stranded, the passengers and crew all being saved. An unusually clear example of this wreck cachet, most of the very few recorded examples being faint or incomplete, apparently having been applied whilst the covers were still damp. Also postcards showing the ship at sea and the 1908 wreck. (3). Photo on Page 42.
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