Kalakaua. Autograph letter signed, undated, reads "Dear Miss. Linde. I will be happy to take you out riding this afternoon at half past four or five o'clock if convenient and if nothing will prevent you. Pardon me for this note and the manner of writing, a duty of which I ought to have performed in person but assuming the claim of being 'one of the select few'. I hope I may be allowed to take this privilege." and signed, fresh and Very Fine

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Queen Liliuokalani. 2-page autograph letter signed, datelined "Washington Place June 28th 1905", contents discusses "considering the ways and means of liquidating my obligations in the city of Washington", signed on back, Very Fine

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Daily Bulletin. Three manuscript pages headlined "The Daily Bulletin", dated September 15, 16 and 20, 1873, each contains little snippets of news such as "We hear it reported that the trustees of the Hilo boarding school are about to have made an offer of that institution to the Board of Education...", first ends with "We shall await rather anxiously further news from Honolulu as regards the 'revolt' of the Army", toned, soiled and otherwise a bit beaten up but mostly legible, a fascinating first hand account of daily life written by Henry M. Whitney, Whitney was forced to sell the Pacific Commercial Advertiser newspaper, forerunner of the Honolulu Advertiser, and soon after he started a hand-written, single-sheet daily news bulletin, the first printed edition launched Feb. 1, 1882, and existed in various names until 2010 when it was merged with the Honolulu Advertiser in a new paper called the Honolulu Star-Advertiser

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12c Black, Plate 1 (36). Bright shade, tied by "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 13, 1863(?)" circular datestamp on cover to Beloit Wis., endorsed "Via Overland" at lower left, lacking Hawaiian postmark but rate is correct for origination from Hawaii -- which Stanley B. Ashbrook believed to be the case (we concur), gently cleaned, Very Fine appearance, ex Newbury and Krug, illustrated and discussed in Ashbrook's survey of the Newbury collection (see U.S. Philatelic Miscellany) as well as the 1941 Stamp Specialist Blue Book

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Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Apr. 3. Bold circular datestamp in black on 1865 unpaid yellow cover to New Bedford Mass., then forwarded to North Falmouth with 3c Brown Red (65) vertical pair (bottom stamp with tear) tied by "C" in segmented circle cancel and matching "New Bedford Mass., May 24, 1865" double-circle datestamp at left paying the double rate, rated "14" in blue crayon, San Francisco double-circle transit, cover with minor wear and light creasing at left, Fine and interesting use, with 1981 P.F. certificate

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