Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jan 7. Red cds on 1867 cover to E.F. Merriam, Springfield Mass. bearing 5¢ blue (32) cancelled by two strikes of three-ring with center dot cancel, and U.S. 5¢ brown (76), cancelled by cogwheel fancy cancel, matching bold "San Francisco, Cal, Jan 22" double-circle datestamp, carried by American Bark A.A. Eldridge from Honolulu Jan. 7th to San Francisco arriving Jan. 21st, backflap with "D" monogram; cover tear and some paper loss on back, F.-V.F. appearance.
Gregory No. HON US34; $5,000; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500. Gregory $5,000
Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Gregory $5,000
Est. $1,000-1,500

Hawaii, Hilo P.O., Hawaiian-Islands, Jul 23. Backstamp (242.13) on cover bearing 5¢ blue (32) pair and single, tied by Honolulu large circular grid cancels (Gregory cirgrid25-7(undivided bars)) on 1868 cover to West Branch Ia., United States 5¢ brown (76) added partially over pair and red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Aug 15" cds (Gregory #HON US34) struck at left, partial San Francisco Sep. 28th arrival cds and matching circular grid cancel ties 5¢; cover stain lower right and #76 faulty, Fine, ex-Van Dyke.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN INTERESTING HAWAII AND UNITED STATES COMBINATION COVER FROM HILO PREPAID FOR STEAMSHIP SERVICE, BUT ACTUALLY SENT BY SLOWER SAILING SHIP.

This cover originated from Hilo with 15¢ Hawaiian postage that was enough to cover the 5¢ Hawaiian postage and 10¢ U.S. steamship fee. At Honolulu, the post office decided to put it on a sailing ship instead, rather than hold it for the next American steamship, the "Idaho" expected to depart August 29th. So instead of putting a U.S. 10¢ stamp on it, they only put the 5¢ stamp that was sufficient for the 5¢ sailing packet fee. Cover was carried by American bark "Clara R. Sutil" from Honolulu Aug. 15th to San Francisco arriving Sep. 26th. Letter was postmarked at San Francisco Sep. 28th for the overland mail. As things turned out, the "Clara R. Sutil" was slow and got to San Francisco thirteen days after the steamship arrival of Sep. 13th. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Nov 9. Red cds on cover bearing uncancelled 5¢ blue, thin white wove (8), margins to slightly in at right, pos. 11, to David Maxfield, North Dartmouth Mass., "San Francisco Cal '12' Dec 9, 1859" integral due cds for 10¢ transcontinental postage plus 2¢ ship fee and matching "OVERLAND" straightline handstamp at bottom; 5¢ light corner crease and nick, Very Fine, ex-Plass.
Gregory No. HON HI35; Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.

A RARE USE OF THE 1857 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING ON COVER WITH THE "OVERLAND" ROUTE DIRECTIVE MARKING.

This cover was carried on the American schooner "Milwaukee" from Honolulu departing Nov. 11th 1859 to San Francisco arriving Dec. 7th. San Francisco marked it with the "OVERLAND" handstamp to indicate alternate routing on the next Butterfield stagecoach, which departed San Francisco every Monday. The Dec. 12th overland mail coach reached St. Louis on Jan. 2, 1860 where it connected with the railway system.

There are only 14 covers recorded from Hawaii with the "OVERLAND" straightline handstamp. Est. $3,000-4,000 (Image)

Est. $3,000-4,000

Hawaii, Honolulu * U.S. Postage Paid * Jan 31. Remarkable bold strike of red cds on 1856 cover to Miss Mary E. Hastings, South Hadley Mass. bearing U.S. 12¢ black (17), pos. 73L1 double recut var., large margins except barely touched at right, tied by bold "San Francisco Cal., 20 Feb" cds prepaying the 10¢ postage plus 2¢ ship fee; lightly cleaned, expertly sealed edge tears at bottom left, Very Fine appearance, ex-Knapp, Eno, Haas, Grunin, signed by Ashbrook as genuine pos. 71L1 on reverse, with 2015 P.F. certificate.
Gregory No. HON US28 II; Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.

A REMARKABLE USE WITH TREMENDOUS EYE APPEAL.

This cover was carried by American schooner "L. P. Foster" from Honolulu Feb. 2nd to San Francisco arriving Feb. 19th. Postmarked at San Francisco for the PMSC "Sonora" departing Feb. 20th to Panama City arriving Mar. 4th, then by USMSC "George Law" departing Aspinwall Mar. 5th to New York arriving Mar. 15th. This cover realized $5,288 in the 1988 Grunin sale. Est. $2,000-3,000 (Image)

Est. $2,000-3,000

Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Feb 22. Red cds on 1860 cover bearing 5¢ blue, thin white paper (8), large to full margins incl. part of adjoining stamp at bottom, light corner crease top right, used with United States 12¢ black (17), full margins to just touched, tied together by "San Francisco Cal Mar 16 1860" cds to C.E. Murdock, Brooklyn N.Y.; missing top flap, sealed tears and small repair lower left, Fine, ex-Golden. Scott $10,000.
Gregory No. HON US34; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

Carried by Hawaiian brig "Hero" from Honolulu Feb. 22nd 1860 to San Francisco Cal. arriving Mar. 14th. Entered mails with San Francisco Mar. 16th cds for the default overland route of the Butterfield stage via Los Angeles, El Paso and St. Louis. Prepaid 12¢ for the 10¢ transcontinental rate plus 2¢ ship fee. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Jun 14. Red cds with U.S. 12¢ black (69) placed over and tied by cogwheel cancel, additional strike of "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jun 14" red cds (Gregory HON US34) at center, endorsed "pr 'Yankee' " at top right, "San Francisco Cal Jul 11, 1862" cds, forwarded upon arrival with partial "Perry Me Aug 7" cds to Pembroke Me., Very Fine, ex-Tows, Harris, Rust.
Gregory No. HON HI35; Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.

A RARE AND INTERESTING USE OF THE U.S. 12¢ 1861 ISSUE FROM HAWAII SHOWING BOTH HONOLULU CDS TYPES.

The 5¢ Hawaiian postage was paid in cash and the U.S. postage was originally marked unpaid as shown by the "Hawaiian Islands" cds, but then prepaid in cash shown by the "U.S. Postage Paid" cds. Upon arrival in San Francisco the 12¢ 1861 issue tied by San Francisco cogwheel fancy cancel for the 10¢ via Panama rate plus 2¢ ship fee. Cover was carried as endorsed by American bank "Yankee" from Honolulu Jun. 14th to San Francisco arriving Jul. 3rd. Another similar use with the 12¢ 1861 issue also carried on this same sailing was offered in the Golden sale (lot 2209). Est. $1,500-2,000 (Image)

Est. $1,500-2,000

Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jul 9. Red cds ties 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper (9) on yellow cover to J. F. A. Adams Md., Pittsfield Mass., and bearing U.S. 5¢ brown (76), tied by cogwheel fancy cancel, matching bold "San Francisco, Cal, Jul 30, 1864" double-circle datestamp; cover stained with postmarks enhanced, Fine and rare combination use of the 1857 5¢ Kamehameha III third printing with the U.S. 5¢ brown 1861 issue., with 1997 P.F. certificates. Scott $7,000.
Gregory No. HON US34; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

This cover was carried by American bark "Smyrniote" from Honolulu Jun. 10th to San Francisco arriving Jul. 30th. Letter was postmarked Jul. 30th at San Francisco for the overland mail. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Jun 18. Red cds on cover to Pheobe Hughes, Richmond Ind. bearing 5¢ blue, thin bluish paper (9) cancelled by square grid cancel, and U.S. 5¢ brown (76), scissor trimmed perfs at left, tied by cogwheel fancy cancel, matching bold "San Francisco, Cal, Jul 9 1864" double-circle datestamp; bottom flap missing, Very Fine, A rare combination use of the 1857 5¢ Kamehameha III third printing with the U.S. 5¢ brown 1861 issue., with 1978 H.P.S., 1978 and 2015 P.F. certificates.
Gregory No. HON US34; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

This cover was carried by American bark "Onward" from Honolulu Jun. 18th to San Francisco arriving Jul. 9th. Letter was postmarked Jul. 9th at San Francisco for the overland mail. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Feb 10. Red cds on 1868 cover to Michigan Ind. bearing 5¢ blue (32) tied by circular grid (Gregory cirgrid25-7 (undivided bars)) fancy cancel and U.S. 10¢ green (68) tied by cork cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal. Feb 28" duplex; cover with small mends and lightly cleaned, Very Fine appearance, with 1978 H.P.S. certificate.
Gregory No. HON US34; Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.

A BEAUTIFUL USE PREPAID FOR THE CONTRACT STEAMSHIP RATE, BUT SENT BY EARLIER NON-CONTRACT SAILING SHIP.

Cover was sufficiently prepaid for contract steamship carriage, but sent by the earlier departure of British bark "Celestia" from Honolulu departing Feb. 10th to San Francisco arriving Feb. 28th. Entered mails with San Francisco Feb. 28th cds for the overland mails.

References: Illustrated and discussed in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 as fig. 17-121 on II-256. Est. $1,000-1,500 (Image)

Est. $1,000-1,500

Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Nov 10. Black cds on light buff cover to Salem Mass. bearing 5¢ blue (32) cancelled by negative "HI" fancy cancel and U.S. 10¢ green (68) cancelled by cork cancel duplexed with "San Francisco Cal. Dec 8" cds; couple tiny edge tears, fresh and Very Fine, ex-Weissman, with 1976 P.F. certificate.
Gregory No. HON HI35; Estimate $750 - 1,000.

A CHOICE COMBINATION USE OF THE 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA V ISSUE AND U.S. 10¢ GREEN 1861 ISSUE. Est. $750-1,000 (Image)

Est. $750-1,000

Hawaii, Honolulu, H.I., May 11. Clear strike of red cds on circa 1884 cover bearing 5¢ blue (32) pair tied by two strikes of segmented rings cancel to Germany, upon arrival forwarded from Magdeburg to Blankenburg, reverse with New York May, Friedrichsstadt-Magdeburg (6.8) and Blankenburg (6.9) backstamps; no backflap, Very Fine, 1RRR in red.
Meyer-Harris No. 234.62; Estimate $500 - 750.

A RARE USE OF THE "HONOLULU, H.I." 234.62 CDS STRUCK IN RED ON FOREIGN MAIL DURING THE UPU PERIOD.

The Honolulu H.I. 234.62 cds is known used on foreign mail during the UPU period in red only for a short time from February 1884 to May 1884. Est. $500-750 (Image)

Est. $500-750

Hawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Mar 17. Red cds (MH 242.03) on cover to Mrs. H.W. McCoughtey at New Bedford, Mass., red "San Francisco, Cal., Paid, Mar 30, 1860" cds and matching "12" rating handstamp for 10¢ transcontinental postage plus 2¢ ship fee; no flap, Very Fine strikes.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

A SCARCE USE CARRIED FROM HONOLULU BY THE USS "POWHATAN" TO SAN FRANCISCO WHILE ESCORTING THE FIRST OFFICIAL EMBASSY OF THE EMPIRE OF JAPAN TO THE UNITED STATES.

This cover was carried by the U.S.S. "Powhatan" from Honolulu departing Mar. 18 to San Francisco arriving Mar. 29th. Cover was then sent overland to New Bedford. The U.S.S. "Powhatan" had sailed from Yokohama, Japan Feb. 13th 1860 accompanied by Japanese capital ship "Kanrin Maru" stopping at Honolulu Mar. 5th to Mar. 18th enroute to San Francisco as part of the first official embassy of the Empire of Japan to the United States of America. The Japanese embassy was formally composed of three men: Ambassador Shinmi Masaoki, Vice-Ambassador Muragaki Norimasa and Observer Oguri Tadamasa. Est. $400-600 (Image)

Est. $400-600

Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Dec 26. Black cds on reverse of 1868 cover to New Bedford Mass. with upper right corner cutout with 5¢ blue (32) replacement and bearing U.S. 3¢ rose (65) strip of four tied by bold quartered corks duplexed with "San Francisco Cal Jan 8" cds, red "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval handstamp at lower right, red crayon "Via Panama" directive, "New Bedford docketed "Honolulu, Dec 9 1868" and "Recd 1/26.69", Fine.
Gregory No. HON HI35; Estimate $300 - 400.

Cover carried on 14th contract trip by NPTC "Idaho" from Honolulu Dec. 26th to San Francisco arriving Jan. 8th. Entered the mails with San Francisco Jan. 8th duplex for forwarding via Panama.

References: Illustrated as census #71 in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 on III-25. Est. $300-400 (Image)

Est. $300-400