Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, tied by "San Francisco Cal." oval on large size cover to London, England, matching "Paquebot." straightline handstamp, reverse with "San Francisco, Cal. F.D. Jul 1 1895" cds and red London (7.15) arrival d.s.; some edge faults including reduced at left; Fine, a rare high-value paquebot use. Scott No. 79  Estimate $500 - 750. $0 (Image)

Hawaii, 1894, 25¢ deep blue, tied by purple "Koloa, Kauai." cds (M-H 251.02) on registered cover to Germany, magenta "Registered No." script two-line handstamp (MH unrecorded, 1RRR in purple), "Honolulu Aug 22 1897" dcds and matching "R" and "A.R." handstamps, New York registry etiquette, reverse with San Francisco (9.1), New York (9.7) and Rudesheim (9.16) transits; small opening tears, a Very Fine and scarce Koloa registered usage. Scott No. 79  Estimate $500 - 750. This is the earliest recorded example of the Koloa script "Registered No." two-line handstamp and the only example recorded in magenta. Gregory records this marking in 1899. $0 (Image)