1857 (Dec. 10) Hamburg, Germany to Honolulu, Hawaii, folded letter with "Hamburg, 16 Dec 1856" postmark and pencil "81" Schillinge prepaid rating for all transit fees to San Francisco, red manuscript "4/9" Hamburg 4s9d cried to G.B., red London and Liverpool (12.18) transits, carried by Cunard Line Niagara from Liverpool Dec. 20 to Boston arriving Jan. 2; some file folds, F.-V.F. Estimate  $300 - 400. Letter prepaid triple rate to California by British Open Mail via Ostend and London to New York, 3x27 schillinge. Hamburg credited G.B. with 3x1/7d=4/9d. Letter carried from New York to Aspinwall by U.S. Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Illinois" and from Panama to San Francisco by Pacific Mail Steamship Co. steamer "Sonora". Forwarder in San Francisco sent letter privately to Honolulu on the American bark "Yankee". $0 (Image)