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 1868, 5c Blue, Re-Issue (10). Complete sheet of 20
with sheet margins all around, identified by David Golden as third printing, original gum, h.r., bit heavy horizontal crease between second and third rows, few small thin spots and toned spots, otherwise Very Fine, ex Taylor and Golden, Scott Retail
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$ 630.00
SOLD for $650.00
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 1864, 2c Rose Vermilion (31). Horizontal strip of
three overpaying 5c Hawaiian postage, cancelled by three-ring targets struck three times (avoiding the U.S. stamps) on small cover to Miss Lucy Tillman in San Francisco, additionally stamped at origin with United States 1861 1c Blue (63) and 3c
Rose (65) tied by target cancels of San Francisco, paying the old 4c rate for mail addressed to San Francisco, bold red Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 23” (1867) circular datestamp, part San Francisco Cal. Jun. 6” double-circle with slug instead
of yeardate, pencil 1864” on back possibly refers to issue date of Hawaiian stamps, strip with perf faults from placement at top including small piece out of right stamp, cover with very minor toningVERY FINE APPEARANCE. A SPECTACULAR AND RARE
FRANKING FROM HAWAII TO SAN FRANCISCO. ESPECIALLY RARE WITH THE ONE-CENT STAMP. This cover is illustrated and discussed in the Gregory book (Volume II, page 175). According to Gregory, it was carried from Honolulu to San Francisco on the
American bark Comet (cleared May 23, 1867, arrived June 6). After the Act of March 1863 effectively reduced the city delivery rate in San Francisco from 2c to 1c, the correct prepaid U.S. postage should have been 3c (1c for local delivery plus
2c ship captain’s fee). However, surviving covers show that there was much confusion over the correct amount to prepay. Ex Knapp, Tows, Juhring, Honolulu Advertiser and Bailar. With 1996 P.F. certificate (Image) Search for comparables at
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E. $ 7,500-10,000
SOLD for $6,250.00
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