| 4434° |
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 San Francisco Cal. Jun.
6, 1864. Double-circle datestamp (year rewritten in ink) and "SHIP
6" straightline handstamp on mourning envelope to G. D. Gilman in
Boston with embossed and printed Hawaiian Royal Seal on backflap,
top part of backflap removed but seal is intact, Extremely Fine and
pristine, the mourning envelope was for the late Kamehameha IV (died Nov.
1863), probably sent free of Hawaiian postage owing to Royal origin, the 6c
due represents double 3c postage on unpaid ship letter, ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 1,000-1,500
SOLD for $1,700.00
Will close during Public Auction |
| 4435° |
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 Kamehameha V.
"K." and "Free" on cover addressed To His Excellency,
Fred. W. Hutchison, Minister of the Interior, Honolulu", with ship-name
endorsement "By the 'Warwick'" in same hand, docketed "Kaiho
Apaa" and "His Majesty, Sept. 25, 1865"VERY FINE. A RARE
ROYAL HAWAIIAN COVER FROM KING KAMEHAMEHA V TO HIS RECENTLY-APPOINTED
MINISTER OF THE INTERIOR, FERDINAND W. HUTCHISON. King Kamehameha V,
the former Prince Lot Kamehameha, assumed the throne in 1863 after the
unexpected death of his brother, Kamehameha IV. He was the last ruler of
the Kamehameha dynasty. Ferdinand W. Hutchison, a British national, was
appointed court physician in 1863, and, in 1865, he became Minister of the
Interior. Hutchison later served as supervisor of the Board of Health and
was active in efforts to treat leprosy. Covers from Kamehameha V are
known with a "K" and "KV" frank. It is not known whether any of the known
the free franks and addresses, which vary slightly, were written by
Kamehameha V himself or by a court secretary. Ex Pietsch (Image) |
E. 3,000-4,000
SOLD for $2,400.00
Will close during Public Auction |
