Hawaii, 1878, 6¢ bluish green, tied by three dots in target handstamp on 1880 cover to Rome, Italy, in combination with U.S. 1879, 5¢ blue tied by light cork, matching "San Francisco, Cal., Aug 10" cds alongside, reverse with "Honolulu, H.I., Jul 30" origin and Rome receiving cds's; 5¢ stamp with some perf toning and nibbed perf at lower left, otherwise Very Fine, a rare convention period mixed franking to a foreign destination, this being one of two known usages to Italy; with 1977 P.F. certificate, signed S. Ashbrook. Scott No. 33a  Estimate $750 - 1,000. $0 (Image)

Hawaii, 1878, 6¢ bluish green, block of three, in combination with 1882, 2¢ lilac rose on cover to Hanover, Germany, tied by target handstamps and matching "Honolulu, H.I., Jan 15, 1889" cds, with San Francisco, New York transit and receiving backstamps, Very Fine. Scott No. 33a+38  Estimate $200 - 300. $0 (Image)