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The Richard Malmgren Collection of Hawaii continued...

Incoming Mail to Hawaii continued...
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
21       imageHawaii, 1865 Manchester, England to Honolulu. Folded letter prepaid with Great Britain 1862, 6p lilac, horizontal strip of 4 (39) canceled and tied by three strikes of "Manchester, Ja 7, 1865" cds and "498" barred oval duplex, light blue merchant sender's oval "Koecher & Co., Manchester", manuscript sender's directive at top "Via New York & San Francisco", addressed to Mechers & Co.; stamps scissor separated at ends with nick in first stamp, otherwise Very Fine.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Melchers & Co. was established in 1852 by Gustav Melchers, of Bremen, and his partner, Gustav Reiners, as an import, commission, and mail forwarding business. They erected the Melcher Building, on Merchant St., in 1854 as their center of operations. Constructed of coral blocks, it has the distinction of being the oldest surviving commercial building in Honolulu. The company was bought out by their clerk, F.A. Schaeffer, in 1867 after both founders had returned to Europe. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$240.00
Will close during Public Auction
22       imageHawaii, 1866 New York to Honolulu via Panama & San Francisco. Well-struck San Francisco, Cal., Jul 7 cds on U.S. 3¢ pink entire (U58) canceled by matching target handstamp, addressed to Rev. D.B. Lyman, Hilo, Hawaii, bold San Francisco "Due 7" and "Purser" straightline handstamps, manuscript endorsement at top "Stmr Golden City June 16/66" by that ship's Purser, who received the letter en route from Panama, docketed "from Panama & New York from June 1st, to June 12th", additional docketing "Ansd July 28th", Very Fine, ex-Peters.
Estimate; $400 - 600.

ONLY RECORDED "PURSER" MARKING ON COVER TO HAWAII---ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS SHOWING PROPER USAGE OF THE U.S. 10¢ BLANKET RATE TO HAWAII.

This cover was picked up by the PMSC "Golden City" at Panama, bound for San Francisco, as a loose steamship letter. The "Purser" marking is known on San Francisco incoming ship letters from 1865 to 1867, which were subject to a 10¢ blanket rate applicable to mail from countries with which the United States had no postal treaty arrangements. From San Francisco, the cover was likely carried by either the American bark D.C. Murray (dep. S.F. July 7, 1866; arr. Honolulu July 20) or the American bark "Ethan Allen" (dep. S.F. July 10; arr. Honolulu July 22). The recipient would have been charged the 5¢ Hawaii foreign rate, a 2¢ ship fee, and the 7¢ that the San Francisco post office had assessed against the Honolulu post office account.

There are two other incoming covers recorded, addressed in the same handwriting, also with the "DUE 7" marking (but not the "PURSER" mark), that were picked up by the Golden City at Acapulco on May 26 (1866) on its previous northbound trip to San Francisco. The docketing on those two covers indicate that the sender, Ellen, was traveling east and had left those letters at Acapulco. The cover offered here appears to have been left by Ellen at Panama City and picked up there on the Golden City's next northbound trip to SF on June 16. (Image1)

Est. $400-600
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
23       imageHawaii, 1890 South Australia to Honolulu. Cover franked with South Australia 6d QV tied by "Ship Mail Room, S.A. AP 14, '90" duplex cancel, forwarded to Hilo with light strike of Honolulu duplex cancel and purple Hilo, Hawaii double circle arrival, flap with imprint of "The Adelaide Club", Very Fine, a lovely usage mailed on board ship.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$200.00
Will close during Public Auction
24       imageHawaii, 1894 Old Calabar, Niger Coast to Honolulu. Registered cover franked with Niger Coast ½d pair + 2½d tied by "Registered Old-Calabar 15 NO 94" oval cancels, various registry markings & San Francisco registry label, 2½d additional tied by dateless magenta Honolulu double circle, Very Fine, a lovely cover from this exotic country of origin.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
Will close during Public Auction
25       imageHawaii, 1898, 3½d yellow and 1s pale green compound die entire to Hawaii. Canceled with "Ashton Under Lyme No 16, 98" thimble cds, large "R in oval "at upper left, San Francisco registration etiquette at lower left, "Honolulu Dec 5, 1898" double ring cds on front, backstamped with New York and San Francisco transit markings, Extremely Fine and choice, an extremely rare destination.
Estimate; $500 - 750.

AN OUTSTANDING BRITISH COMPOUND DIE ENTIRE GOING TO HAWAII. (Image1)

Est. $500-750
Selling for...$350.00
Will close during Public Auction
26       imageHawaii, 1901 Russian Post Office in China (Shanghai) to Waialua, Oahu. Cover from Shanghai franked with four Russian Post Offices in China adhesives, tied by double circle postmarks, backstamped with Nagasaki transit marking and Hawaiian arrival, some minor edge wear, Very Fine, a rare incoming usage.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
27       imageHawaii, 1903 Korea to Honolulu forwarded to Wallaceburg, Canada. Franked with Korea 1893, 2ch green (41) used for printed matter rate on unsealed cover to Honolulu, then forwarded to Canada, stamp tied by illegible Korean circular postmark, then again by "Honolulu, H. Isls., Dec 29, 1903" duplex postmark, purple "Forwarded" handstamp applied over faint 2-line "Received, Honolulu Post Office" marking; reverse with partial Canada receiver postmark; some cover edge wear, Very Fine, the "Forwarded" marking is a territorial version of the MH-423 mark, with no period and different font.
Estimate; $150 - 200. (Image1)

Est. $150-200
Selling for...$110.00
Will close during Public Auction
Foreign Mails Arranged Chronologically
LotNo. Symbol CatNo. Lot Description
28       imageHawaii, Honolulu, Dec 4, 1833. Dateline folded letter to Boston, Mass., addressed to the import/export firm of Sullivan and Barbour, with red "New Bedford, Ms., Jun 2" arrival cds and matching "Ship" straightline handstamp, manuscript "13/4 oz" and "72", directive "per Ship Canton, Capt Gardin" at lower left, Very Fine.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

A VERY EARLY AND ONLY RECORDED SEXTUPLE RATE PACKET COVER FROM HAWAII IN THE PRE-POSTAL PERIOD.

Ladd & Co. was founded in 1835 by William Ladd, Peter Brinsmade and William Hooper. The three partners started the Koloa Plantation on Kauai in 1836. Message on the wrapper reads in part: "We now enclose to you the second of several Bills of Exchange…we also send letters of advice…".

The 72¢ charge was based on the 7x10¢ per ¼ ounce rate of 1816 for delivery from 31 to 80 miles (New Bedford to Boston distance of about 60 miles) plus an additional 2¢ ship fee regardless of weight, Carried on the whaling ship Canton (dep. Dec. 5, 1833) via Tahiti around the Horn, arriving in New Bedford May 31, 1834. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
29       imageHawaii, Oahu, San'd Isl., Dec 8, 1836. Dateline on folded letter to Boston, Mass., forwarded to Marblehead, Mass., with red "Bristol, R.I., Jun 5" arrival cds and matching "Ship" straightline cancel, manuscript "32" (3x 10¢ + 2¢ ship fee) and manuscript directive "Ship Balance", subsequently forwarded to Marblehead with an additional charge of 18¢ (3 x 6¢) with red "Forwd" handstamp and manuscript "18" added to the initial 32¢ rate for a "50" total, in red manuscript, ex-Van Dyke & Golden.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

AN EARLY AND SCARCE TRIPLE RATE PACKET COVER FROM HAWAII TO THE EAST COAST, WITH ADDITIONAL FORWARDING CHARGE.

Ladd & Co. was founded in 1835 by William Ladd, Peter Brinsmade and William Hooper. The three partners started the Koloa Plantation on Kauai in 1836. The addressee, Nicholson Broughton, was the son-in-law of General John Glover, who fought alongside George Washington during the Revolutionary War, and was the oldest brother of Captain Glover Broughton. Both brothers were successful merchants in Marblehead, Mass.

The 32¢ charge was based on the 10¢ rate of 1816 for delivery from 31 to 80 miles (Bristol to Boston distance of about 65 miles). Carried on the whaling ship Balance around the Horn. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
30       imageHawaii, 1842 Oregon Missionary via Hawaii. Lengthy folded letter from H.B. Brewer, datelined "Oregon Territory Waskopum Mission May 28, 1842", carried by a returning missionary via the Sandwich Islands and around Cape Horn to Boston, where it entered the mails to Norwich, Ct., postmarked red "Boston, Ms., May 11" (1843) cds with matching "Ship" handstamp and manuscript "14" due, Very Fine, ex-Risvold.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

AN OUTSTANDING MISSIONARY ITEM FROM OREGON TERRITORY TRANSITING HAWAII.

The Wascopam Mission, also known as the Dalles Mission, was a Methodist mission established in the Oregon Territory in 1838. It was located in The Dalles, near present-day Fort Dalles, and aimed to convert the local Wasco Indians.

Henry Bridgman Brewer was born July 7, 1813, at the Old Brewer Homestead, in Wilbraham, Mass. He was educated in the public schools and at Wilbraham Academy. On October 9, 1839, thirteen families, numbering sixty persons, sent to reinforce the Oregon M. E. Mission, sailed from New York and making the voyage around Cape Horn and landed at Fort Vancouver, June 1, 1840. H. B. Brewer and wife, were, with others, stationed at The Dalles, where for more than seven years, he labored among the Indians, as farmer, teacher, translator, exhorter, and medical dispenser.

Brewer writes to his wife's parents back home: "Good news from a far country is like water to a thirsty soul" following that on "The 13th inst the long expected package arrived containing the noble sum of 15 letters from our friends in the States" which included the letter from Rev. Wm. Livesey. Also the receipt of clothing, shoes and other needed gifts. Brewer reports on the activity of the missionaries and that "Br Jason Lee will soon send me a Sandwich Islander to assist me on the farm," as well as the death of Lee's second wife. "We hope when all who must go (back to the states), are gone from the Oregon Methodist Mission, we who are left will do our duty to God, these Indians & one another as becometh the followers of the meek & lowly Jesus. - I have not said much about the Indians. They have just gone to the Salmon grounds (the Dalls) - We now have an abundance of Salmon for which we pay about 5 cts apiece - I have forgotten to mention the good camp meeting we had with the Indians - The Lord was with us of a truth. Since then there has been something of a revival among them." (Image1)

Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
31       imageHawaii, 1844 San Francisco, Cal. via Hawaii to Boston, Mass. Folded letter datelined "San Francisco July 30th 1844" written by Capt. James B. Hatch in San Francisco of the merchant ship Barnstable out of Boston, addressed to Wm. Appleton & Co. in Boston, Mass., endorsed at top left "Forwarded by Capt Fluz Barque Brothers" and "Care of Hiram Grimes Esq., Sandwich Islands" at lower left, entered the U.S. mails with "Stonington, Conn., Feb 27" cds, matching "Ship" straightline handstamp and manuscript "14½" rate marking (2¢ ship fee and 12½¢ forwarding charge to Boston); some minor edge wear and couple small edge tears at bottom, Very Fine, the second earliest cover from Alta California to the U.S. via Hawaii, ex-Risvold.
Estimate; $10,000 - 15,000.

A VERY EARLY AND SCARCE COVER OUT OF SAN FRANCISCO AND TRANSITING HAWAII.

In the letter, Capt. Hatch writes: "We have now at the house about 25,000 Hides and shall collect more than this ship will probably stow…We have a rumor of difficulties between Mexico and the U.S. and the probability of the declaration of war. As yet no American vessels of war have arrived, but are daily expected, as one had been ordered here before this news arrived. The Gen. (Micheltorena) has organized a militia composed of citizens between the ages of 15 and 60 years who are ordered to appear in their respective Pueblos weekly to receive instructions. Which order gives general dissatisfaction to the native Californians. I believe it to be the general wish that the Squadron (U.S. war ships) would take possession of the country, as they are convinced that California will never improve under Mexican government. The people are more afraid of the Gen's soldiers robbing them than the Americans. Although he endeavors to convince them that if the Americans take the country that they will lose their ranchos, cattle and be denied freedom of religious opinions…We have also about 50 Sea Otter and some of the Pueblo Gold".nnHiram Grimes, the forwarder specified by Capt. Hatch, was a merchant in Honolulu at E. & H. Grimes. Founded by his uncle Eliab Grimes, they both eventually moved to San Francisco to continue the business operation there.nnCarried to Hawaii by the English barque "Brothers" (dep. S.F. Aug 1, arr. Honolulu Aug. 18), then on the whaling ship "Corvo" (dep. Honolulu Sep. 7, arr. Stonington, Ct. Feb. 26, 1845). Capt. Hatch notes "The English Barue Brothers about to leave for the Islands, I improve the opportunity of writing to you…The English Barque that this goes by is from the Columbia and put in here for water"Complete images:
View gallery or Download PDF (1.2MB). (Image1)

Est. $10,000-15,000
Selling for...$5,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
32       imageHawaii, Lahaina, Maui, Sandwich Islands, Sunday September 23rd 1849. Dateline on folded letter sent collect to Fredericton, New Brunswick via Panama, manuscript "Ship 42" applied at San Francisco for the 40¢ East coast rate plus 2¢ ship fee, San Francisco, Cal, Nov 1 cds, manuscript "2/3" applied at New Brunswick port of entry (St. Andrews, N.B.) for 2sh/3d combined US and New Brunswick postage collect, with blue circular postmark "St. Andrews, N.B." on reverse dated Mar. 27, 1850, manuscript on front "To the care of G.D. Thompson Esq, Agent for the Ship "Champion", New Bedford, Mass., U. States"; vertical file fold, minor bleaching along folds, Very Fine, an extremely rare letter from Hawaii to a British North American Maritime Province via Panama, New Orleans, and Saint Andrews., ex-Steinhart.
Estimate; $2,000 - 2,500.

THE SECOND EARLIEST RECORDED LETTER FROM HAWAII TO NEW BRUNSWICK.

The addressee, Colin Allan, M.D., was a retired medical officer living in Fredericton. The letter is written by his oldest son, Colin Irvine Allan, a sailor who decided to leave the whaler Champion, when it stopped in Lahaina, eventually finding employment there with Henry S. Swinton, the Customs Collector there and ship chandler. Primarily written to his younger brother Peter John Allan, who had gained critical praise as a published poet while studying law. Unbeknownst to Colin Irvine, his brother Peter had passed away suddenly the previous October.

Carried on the American brigantine Mary Stuart (dep. Lahaina Oct. 1, arr. SF Oct. 26), then by the PMSC steamship "California" (dep. SF Nov. 2, 1849; arr. Panama City Nov. 22), then crossed the isthmus to connect with the USMSC Falcon (dep. Chagres Nov. 27, 1849; arr. New Orleans Dec. 30), eventually arriving at the Robbinston, Maine post office to be forwarded to a Mr. Wilson in Saint Andrews, N.B. who wrote a lengthy endorsement on the back "My dear Sir / I obtained this from the Post Office Robbinston to day _ Which is the only letter / no news papers. Yours Very truly / J. Wilson St. Andrews / 27 Mar. 1850". Mr. Wilson then dropped off the letter at the St. Andrews post office for delivery to Fredericton. Saint Andrews, New Brunswick is situated at the mouth of the St. Croix river on the east side, with Robbinston, Maine, on the western shore about 2 km across the water. (Image1)

Est. $2,000-2,500
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
33       imageHawaii, Ship Metacom, Harbor of Honolulu, Island of Oahu, S.I. (Sandwich Islands), Oct 6th 1849. Dateline on folded cover to Pawtuxet, R.I., postmarked green "New Bedford, Ms., Mar 16" cds with matching "Ship" and "7" rate handstamps, lengthy three page letter with interesting content regarding meeting young ladies (which he hasn't seen in six or seven months), description of "Wahoo" including various buildings, etc.; cover with minor aging & wrinkles, F.-V.F.
Estimate; $300 - 400. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$210.00
Will close during Public Auction
34       imageHawaii, Honolulu 8 May 1850. Dateline on single-page folded letter to London, England, from Hawaii's Minister of Foreign Affairs, Robert Crichton Wyllie, sent on the British ship Balmoral (dep. Honolulu May 17, 1850; arr. SF June 2), with complete orange-red strike at left of "San Francisco, Cal., Jun 13" cds for the departure of the George Law Line steamer Columbus (dep. SF June 13, 1850; arr. Panama City July 6); Wyllie's manuscript directive "By first steamer" was completed by San Francisco-based forwarder Robert Smith & Co. who penned in "Columbus" and added their endorsement on the reverse "Rec'd & forw'd by Your Ob. Serv't, Robert Smith & Co., San Francisco 17/6/50.", reverse shows red London circular receiver postmark dated Aug. 7, 1850, this letter was initially rated "59" at San Francisco for the 40c transcontinental rate, 16¢ for the Atlantic packet rate, plus 3¢ for British inland postage, the marking was crossed out and revised at New York City to "56" being the amount due from England for the U.S. share of postage, upon arrival at London, this rate was then crossed out and "3/-" (3 shillings) written to include an additional 16¢ discriminatory packet rate (for using an American packet ship) for a total due from the recipient of 75¢.; mended file folds, F.-V.F., ex-Pearce & Walske.
Estimate; $1,000 - 1,500.

VERY EARLY AND SCARCE HAWAII PRE-POSTAL PERIOD COVER TO ENGLAND.

Robert Wyllie, originally from Scotland, served as Hawaii's Foreign Minister for over 20 years under 3 different Kings (KKIII, KKIV, and KKV) up until his death in 1865. He is credited with keeping meticulous records of the Hawaii government's various business dealings, which became the basis of the Hawaii State Archives.

Carried across the isthmus to Chagres for connection with the USMSC steamer Falcon (dep. Chagres July 12, 1850; arr. Havana July 19), then transferred at Havana to the USMSC Ohio (dep. Havana July 19, 1850; arr. NY July 24). At New York, the letter was assigned to the American packet ship Atlantic (dep. NY July 27, 1850; arr. Liverpool Aug. 7). (Image1)

Est. $1,000-1,500
Selling for...$500.00
Will close during Public Auction
35       imageHawaii, 1852 New Zealand to New York via Hawaii. Folded letter written by a crew member of the whaling ship "Waverly" while in port at New Zealand, datelined "Munganui (New Zealand) 1852", carried privately to Hawaii where it entered the mails with perfectly struck red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands, Apr 12" cds (236.11, type I), "San Francisco, Cal., May 16" cds and matching "12" due handstamp (10¢ postage to East coast plus 2¢ ship fee); cover defect in address panel, otherwise Very Fine, ex-Risvold.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

ONLY EARLY TREATY PERIOD LETTER FROM NEW ZEALAND THROUGH HAWAII.

The letter contains an account of the sailor's lengthy travels to date, with details on several shipboard accidents: "…the captains boat was capsized while they were fast to a whale but nobody was hurt. Then the second mate boat got stoved and entirely lost and nobody was injured and near the cape (Cape Hope) we lost a man overboard while he was in the act of folding the fore gallant sail, it blowed very hard the same time and a very heavy sea was on. We lowered away our boat and lifeboy but it was no use and besides it bean near dark so we had to give it up."

Carried on the American schooner "Gazelle" (dep. Honolulu Apr. 13, 1854; arr. SF May 2), then by PMSC steamer "Columbia" to Panama (dep. SF May 3, 1854; arr. Panama May 22), crossing the isthmus to connect with the USMSC steamship "Crescent City" (dep. Chagres May 25, 1854; arr. NY June 4). (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
36       imageHawaii, 1852 Honolulu to Manchester, England. Folded cover for bags of Hawaiian sugar, addressed to the British merchant firm of Butterworth and Brooks at Manchester, England, with brilliantly struck red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Sep 11" cds (236.05, type. 1, R3), bold red "San Francisco, Cal. Nov 1" cds with matching "Paid" handstamp, red pencil "31" rate marking (applied at San Francisco) and manuscript "paid throughout" at lower left, marked at New York with red "19" for the trans-Atlantic service (16¢ credited for the British packet service) plus the British inland postage (3¢), leaving the United States with 12¢ postage for the 10¢ inland rate plus 2¢ ship fee, red-orange Liverpool receiver postmark "America/Paid/De 12", blue-green Manchester receiver backstamp, Extremely Fine and choice, ex-Ostheimer & Advertiser.
Estimate; $2,000 - 3,000.

ONE OF THREE RECORDED PRE-PAID COVERS FROM HAWAII TO ENGLAND UNDER THE 1848 CONVENTION TREATY. ONE OF THE FINEST HAWAIIAN STAMPLESS COVERS.

Carried on the American brig "Zoe" (dep. Honolulu Sep. 11, 1852; arr. SF Oct. 2), somehow missed the PMSC Oct. 16 departure of the PMSC "Oregon", put on the Nov. 1 departure of the "Tennessee" (arr. Panama Oct. 16), crossed the isthmus for connection with USMSC steamer "Georgia" (dep. Aspinwall Nov. 18; arr. NY Nov. 28). (Image1)

Est. $2,000-3,000
Selling for...$1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction
37       imageHawaii, 1853 Honolulu to Libau, Russia. Cover to Libau (German name for the now Latvian city of Liepaja) with well-struck red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, May 24" cds (236.05, type. I, R3), addressed to Y.L. Lortsch, with manuscript "forwarded by, H. Hackfeld, Honolulu, 24 May" on backflap, "San Francisco, Cal., Jul 5" cds with matching "Paid" handstamp and red manuscript "28'" (26¢ British packet rate to Europe + 2¢ ship fee) charged to the Honolulu post office, reverse with "New York, Aug 10" cds (date of arrival from Aspinwall) and the N.Y. Foreign Exchange Office marked the front side "Paid Part" (postage paid to Bremen, but not beyond), various German transit backstamps on reverse including Minden to Berlin (Aug 30), Berlin to Bromberg (Aug 31), Marienbg. to Koenigsbg. (Sep 1), and Memel (now Klaipeda in Lithuania), red two-line handstamp on frontside applied in Bremen "America, Uber Bremen" handstamp, along with various German manuscript transit fee marks for conveyance from Bremen to Libau; some light cover toning, Very Fine and rare, ex-Ishikawa & Golden.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000.

AN INCREDIBLY RARE COVER TO RUSSIA, ONE OF THREE RECORDED, AND ONE OF ONLY TWO MANUSCRIPT FORWARDER MARKINGS BY HEINRICH (HENRY) HACKFELD.

From Honolulu, this cover was taken to Lahaina where it left for San Francisco aboard the British brig Gazelle, leaving June 4, 1853 and arriving in SF July 5. From there, on July 15, the PMSC steamer "Brother Jonathan" took the letter to Panama City, arriving there July 28. The mail bags crossed the isthmus and were loaded onto the USMSC steamer "Illinois", leaving Aspinwall on Aug. 1 and arriving in New York on the 10th. At New York, the letter was assigned to the Ocean Line steamer "Washington" for Bremen. Leaving New York on Aug. 13, and stopping briefly in Southampton on Aug. 26, it arrived in Bremen on Aug. 29. Note that the 28¢ rate applied in San Francisco was assuming it would go by a British packet (26¢ rate + 2¢ ship fee). It ended up going by the cheaper Bremen packet service (20¢ rate) and thus was overpaid by 6¢. The recipient still had to pay the German conveyance fee of 3 silbergroschen (about 10¢).Complete images:
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Est. $7,500-10,000
Selling for...$3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
38       imageHawaii, 1855 Tahiti to France via Hawaii. Small cover from Tahiti with original enclosure datelined "Papeete le 26 Janvier 1855", addressed to Madame Louis Roy, with manuscript directive in French "Voie de Panama et L'angleterre" (via Panama and England), wonderfully clean strike of "Poste Aux Lettres (Tahiti)" postmark with manuscript date "27 Jan, 55", carried to Honolulu on the City of Norfolk steamship (via Melbourne; dep. Papeete Jan. 28, 1855; arr. Honolulu Feb. 16) where it received a red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Feb 24" cds (236.05, type I), mail was off-loaded at Honolulu to take advantage of the 1853 treaty between Tahiti and Hawaii, and to ensure the Honolulu post office would be reimbursed for the postage paid to San Francisco, the City of Norfolk continued its voyage to San Francisco (dep. Honolulu Feb. 24, 1855; arr. SF Mar. 19), cover with "San Francisco, Cal., Mar 31" cds for the departure of the PMSC steamer John L. Stevens (dep. SF Mar. 31, 1855; arr. Panama Apr. 13), matching "Paid" handstamp and a red crayon manuscript "28" to indicate the amount charged to the Honolulu post office (26¢ for the trans-Atlantic service plus 2¢ ship fee), crossing the isthmus by rail for connection with the USMSC steamship George Law (dep. Aspinwall Apr. 15, 1855; arr. NY Apr. 24), at New York it received a red "New York, Am. Packet, May 2" cds, letter was then carried by the Collins Line's Pacific (dep. N.Y. May 2, 1855; arr. Liverpool May 13) then crossing the Channel to Calais where it received a faint transit handstamp dated May 15 and matching "8" centimes due marking, reverse with Paris receiver postmark, Very Fine, illustrated and discussed in detail in Fred Gregory's books "Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870" (Vol. I, pg. 316-317; Fig. 15-63), ex-Dr. G. Scott & Walske, with 2001 Sismondo certificate.
Estimate; $7,500 - 10,000.

ONE OF THREE RECORDED COVERS FROM TAHITI SENT VIA HONOLULU POST OFFICE - ONE OF FOUR RECORDED EXAMPLES OF TAHITI'S FIRST POSTMARK WITH MANUSCRIPT DATE. (Image1)

Est. $7,500-10,000
Selling for...$3,750.00
Will close during Public Auction
39       imageHawaii, "Oahu - Sandwich islands April 13/55." - British Navy Mail to England. Dateline on folded letter written by Rear Adm. Henry William Bruce, British Pacific Station commander, to his daughter, Mrs. T.R. Alexander, while refurbishing at Honolulu on the way to Petropavlosk with his squadron, initially addressed care of Adm. Sir J.(ohn) Cochrane (his brother-in-law) at the Admirals House in Portsmouth, England, this crossed out and forwarded to Brighton, entered the British mailstream at Portsea with a blue double rocker postmark dated June 13, 1855, Portsmouth receiver postmark with same date, blue Brighton double rocker postmark on flap dated June 14, with faulty G.B. 1d red used for forwarding tied by "42" barred oval transit mark of Chiswick (London), Very Fine, ex-Van Dyke & Golden.
Estimate; $750 - 1,000.

A remarkable letter sent via British Navy mails to England, entering the Royal mail at Portsea/Portsmouth, during the Crimean War, with Rear Admiral Bruce then Commander-in-Chief of the Pacific Station. His squadron would leave Honolulu on July 18, 1855 for Petropavlosk to avenge the previous years defeat there. When they arrived, with twice the number of ships as before, the Russians escaped under cover of snow. (Image1)

Est. $750-1,000
Selling for...$375.00
Will close during Public Auction
40       imageHawaii, Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Nov 8. Red cds on whaler's cover originating in Lahaina to New Bedford, Mass., bold "San Francisco, Cal., Dec 5" cds and red "Paid 12" rate handstamp alongside, manuscript "Mr. Tucker, Lahaina, Oct 17/56" docketing at top center, Very Fine and choice, letter (no longer accompanies) written by Moses G. Tucker, captain of the ship "Petrel", to his agent.
Estimate; $300 - 400.

Carried aboard the bark "Yankee", which departed Honolulu on November 18th and arrived in San Francisco on December 1st, 1856. (Image1)

Est. $300-400
Selling for...$150.00
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