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Hawaii continued...

Hawaiian Postal History
Lot Sym. Lot Description  
1293° c ImageKamehameha III. Embossed seal depicting a central crown, anchor, ship, Hawaiian language and "K. III." at bottom, struck at top left on one-page 1847 survey written in Hawaiian language and with drawing at bottom, toning and splits along folds, Fine (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $600.00
Will close during Public Auction
1294° c ImageKamehameha V. Free frank "K" at lower left of legal-size cover addressed to "Wm. Webster Esq., His Majesty's Land Agent, Honolulu", manuscript "Free" and "By Express Mail" at top, Dec. 20, 1861 receipt docketing, some wear and soiling, few small edge tears, still Very Fine, ex Van Dyke (Image)

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 E. $ 1,000-1,500

SOLD for $750.00
Will close during Public Auction
1295 c ImageBoston to Hawaii, Triple 6c Rate. Red "Boston Mass. Dec. 4" circular datestamp and matching "18/CENTS" handstamp for triple 6c transcontinental rate on brown cover addressed to Messrs. Castle & Cook at Honolulu, Hawaii, manuscript "Paid", red "Paid" handstamp, red "15" crayon applied in Honolulu for triple 5c Hawaiian postage due, some edge flaws, still Fine, extremely rare (Image)

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 E. $ 300-400

SOLD for $400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1296° c ImageCollectors Office Hilo, Hawaii. Oval handstamp with ornament struck in watery brown ink on unsealed cover from Rev. David Lyman to his son in Kau, manuscript endorsement "Business of Interior D.B.L." at bottom left, small bleach mark at top left from removal of stain, Fine and very scarce, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. $ 400-500

SOLD for $325.00
Will close during Public Auction
1297° c ImageHonolulu*Hawaiian-Islands* Dec. 27 (1854). Bold red circular datestamp on cover to Rev. Luther H. Gulick at Ascension Island, docketing indicates this was sent by Samuel C. Damon and received Feb. 3, cover with toning at right and tiny erosion at bottom right, still Fine, carried from Honolulu to Ascension Island on the whaler Jireh Perry, which departed Jan. 4, 1855, ex Honolulu Advertiser (Image) E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $950.00
Will close during Public Auction
1298° c ImageFORWARDED BY/BUSH & CO./LAHAINA. Bold strike of red framed handstamp on back of folded letter datelined "Ship Abigail at Sea, July 26th 1850" and addressed to Makee Anthon & Co. on Oahu, some slight wear, Very Fine strike of this rare forwarder's marking sent to another forwarder, Fred Gregory records only two examples of this marking, Bush & Co. was formed in 1850 and dissolved in 1851 after Bush passed away, ex Tows and Van Dyke (with his backstamp) (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,800.00
Will close during Public Auction
1299° c ImageGREGORY'S/EXPRESS OFFICE,/SAN FRANCISCO. Neat strike of blue three-line handstamp with matching "Not Paid" oval handstamp on folded cover to Robert C. Janion in Honolulu, sender's blue oval handstamp and directive "by Gregory's Express", manuscript "25" express rate, some erosion in address, otherwise Fine and rare (Image)

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 E. $ 500-750

SOLD for $450.00
Will close during Public Auction
1300° c ImageForwarded by Makee Anthon & Co., Sandwich Islands. Clear strike of red oval handstamp on brown cover to Henrietta Whipple in Bloomfield N.J., light strike of orange-red "San Francisco Cal. 27 Jul." (1850) circular datestamp at left, manuscript "42" rate (40c postage plus 2c ship fee), some edge flaws including sealed tear at left, otherwise Very Fine strike of this rare forwarder's marking, Fred Gregory records only five examples, this is the latest reported use, ex Hollowbush (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,400.00
Will close during Public Auction
1301° c ImageForwarded by Makee Anthon & Co., Sandwich Islands. Light strike of red oval handstamp struck on back of folded letter datelined "Honolulu Harbour November 20, 1849" and addressed to William A. Wallace in Worcester Mass., neat "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 14" (1850) circular datestamp and matching "40" in frame handstamp, letter from a sailor on the Cogeshall who notes in part "you have heard of the French outrages at these Islands. It has caused a great excitement both among natives and foreigners. The general impression among intelligent people is that annexation to some powerful state is necessary. The King and chiefs would prefer England on account of monarchy -- but the people look to the U.S.", other interesting content, small tear at top right, Very Fine and rare, probably carried on the bark Don Quixote, which sailed from Honolulu on Dec. 2 and arrived in San Francisco on Jan. 2, just missing the Jan. 1 sailing to Panama, postmarked Jan. 14 and sent on the Jan. 15 sailing of the California (arrived Feb. 4), Fred Gregory records only five examples of this forwarder's marking and this is the earliest reported example (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $1,100.00
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1302° c ImageStarkey, Janion & Co. Light strike of oily red oval handstamp on brown cover to R. A. Chapman in Springfield Mass., overstruck by "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1" circular datestamp, manuscript "Ship 42" rate (40c postage plus 2c ship fee), minor edgewear, Fine and rare marking, only four or five known (Image)

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 E. $ 750-1,000

SOLD for $900.00
Will close during Public Auction
1303° c ImageHonolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*Feb. 16 (1853). Perfect bold strike of red circular datestamp on light blue folded cover to Manchester, England, addressed to Messrs. Butterworth & Brooks, sender's notation "paid throughout", address panel retraced in a different ink, "San Francisco Cal. 16 Mar." circular datestamp, "Paid" handstamp and manuscript "31" rate (29c West Coast rate to England plus 2c ship fee), red "19" credit handstamp applied in New York, red "America Liverpool Paid AP 25 53" transit datestamp, Manchester receiving backstamp (Apr. 25)

EXTREMELY FINE APPEARING EXAMPLE OF MAIL FROM HAWAII TO ENGLAND VIA SAN FRANCISCO, PANAMA AND NEW YORK.

This cover was carried on the Sierra Nevada, which departed Honolulu on Feb. 16, 1853, Lahaina on Feb. 24, and arrived in San Francisco on Mar. 15. It was then carried to Panama on the Golden Gate, which departed San Francisco on Mar. 16 and arrived on Mar. 28. It crossed the isthmus to Aspinwall, where it was carried to New York on the Illinois, which departed on Mar. 31 and arrived on Apr. 9. It was sent to Boston for the Apr. 13 Cunarder sailing of the Niagara, which arrived in Liverpool on Apr. 25.

Ex Adm. Harris. With 2011 P.F. certificate noting the retracing of the ink on the address panel (Image)

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 E. $ 1,500-2,000

SOLD for $1,000.00
Will close during Public Auction

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