HAWAII, 1866, 5c Blue (32). Deep rich color, tied by large 7-bar grid cancel, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Sep. 5" (1868) circular datestamp on manila cover to Victoria, British Columbia, used with horizontal pair of United States 5c Brown (76) and 2c Black, E. Grill (87), tied by circle of V's cancel and "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 7" circular datestamp, pair with few short perfs at right

VERY FINE. A COLORFUL AND RARE MIXED FRANKING WITH THE 1866 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA V AND UNITED STATES GRILLED AND UNGRILLED ISSUES. ESPECIALLY RARE WITH A BLACK JACK STAMP.

Very few U.S.-Hawaiian mixed-franking covers with the 2c Black Jack are known. This is a late treaty period use, after the 5c/10c contract steamer rates became effective September 25, 1867. This was carried on either the American bark Comet, which departed Honolulu on Sep. 5, 1868, and arrived San Francisco on Sep. 25, or on the American bark D. C. Murray, which departed Honolulu on Sep. 16 and arrived in San Francisco on Oct. 6.

Signed Ashbrook

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