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VERY FINE APPEARANCE. A RARE USAGE PAYING THE 10-CENT TRANSCONTINENTAL RATE PLUS 2-CENT SHIP FEE.
The cover was carried to San Francisco on the French brig Railluer.
Ex Pietsch and Myers (Image)
EXTREMELY FINE GEM. A SUPERB EXAMPLE OF THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE CANCELLED BY THE RED HONOLULU DATESTAMP.
The 13c 1853 Issue is quite scarce in used condition, and sound examples with four margins are rare. This is certainly one of the finest used copies extant. Ex Golden (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE SINGLE FRANKING OF THE 13-CENT 1853 ISSUE. ONLY FIVE COVERS ARE RECORDED WITH THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III STAMP USED BY ITSELF PRIOR TO APRIL 1855, PAYING THE SHORT-LIVED RATE FOR WHICH IT WAS CREATED.
This cover was carried on the schooner E. L. Frost, which departed Honolulu on Oct. 4, 1854, and arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 28. From there it was sent to Panama on the John L. Stephens, which departed on Nov. 1 and arrived on Nov. 13.
The Gregory census contains just five examples of the 13c Kamehameha III stamp used by itself -- without any secondary franking -- on covers dated prior to the United States April 1855 rate change. This rate change effectively increased the Hawaiian rate to the U.S. East Coast from 13c to 17c, thereby destroying the purpose for which this stamp was originally created, which was to pay the 5c internal Hawaiian rate, 2c ship's fee and 6c of United States postage. During the period from May 1853 until April 1855, the practice of affixing United States stamps to Hawaiian mail became more regular.
Gregory Census No. 13-8. Ex Tows, Jessup, Krug, Rust, Pietsch and Golden. With 1960 Friedl, 1987 and 2011 P.F. certificates. (Image)
VERY FINE. A RARE LATE USE OF THE 1853 13-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 IMPERFORATE ISSUE ON A FULLY PREPAID COVER FROM HAWAII TO THE EAST COAST VIA BRITISH COLUMBIA, SAN FRANCISCO AND THE OVERLAND BUTTERFIELD STAGECOACH ROUTE.
This cover -- remarkable for its franking and route -- was carried on the schooner Emma Rooke, which departed Honolulu on Aug. 29, 1860, and sailed to Victoria, British Columbia (Sep. 18) before continuing on to San Francisco (arrived on Oct. 4). From there the mail was bagged for the next twice-weekly overland stagecoach run over the Butterfield Route. The San Francisco Oct. 5 postmark coincides with the Friday departure of the Butterfield stagecoach.
?The franking on this cover is puzzling. The positions of the two stamps indicate that both were affixed at the point of mailing (contrary to Fred Gregory’s analysis, pages 47-48, Vol. II). The use of a 13c Hawaiian stamp instead of the required 5c seems to be a rather drastic overpayment. Either out of convenience, ignorance or perhaps a special accommodation by the postmaster in Maui, the 13c stamp was used in lieu of a 5c Hawaiian stamp.
Gregory Census No. 13-25. Ex Ackerman, Knapp, Adm. Harris, Krug and Golden. With 2011 P.F. certificate (Image)
VERY FINE AND ATTRACTIVE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.
This cover was carried on the bark Adelaida, which departed Honolulu on Mar. 16, 1859 (two mails datestamped Mar. 14) and arrived on Apr. 5 (datestamped Apr. 20 at San Francisco).
Ex Golden (Image)
VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE MULTIPLE OF THE HAWAII 5-CENT THIRD PRINTING ON COVER. BELIEVED TO BE A UNIQUE USE.
The Honolulu Advertiser collection contained a pair on cover, used with a U.S. 5c stamp (applied in San Francisco on July 20, 1864). On that cover, the pair of Hawaiian stamps included 5c prepayment of United States postage, as the cover was marked with the "Honolulu Postage Paid" datestamp. The cover offered here was franked the same way, probably intending to pay postage to destination with the Hawaiian stamps. However, the postmaster in Honolulu did not use the "Honolulu Postage Paid" handstamp, either due to error or because he thought the letter was overweight. When it reached San Francisco, the postmaster there treated the U.S. postage as unpaid and so marked it with the "Ship 6" handstamp for 3c postage plus 3c penalty for non-prepayment.
Ex Sharbaugh, Van Dyke, Pietsch and Myers. With 1977 P.F. certificate. (Image)
A FINE AND ATTRACTIVE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE 1861 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III THIRD PRINTING AND UNITED STATES 3-CENT 1861 ISSUE.
This cover was carried on the Onward, which departed Honolulu on Apr. 30, 1865, and arrived in San Francisco on May 28. The pair of 3c 1861 stamp overpays the 5c rate (3c plus 2c ship fee).
Ex Tows, Honolulu Advertiser and Golden. Signed Ashbrook (Image)