HAWAII, 1853, 5c Blue, Thick White Wove (5). Large margins to in including sheet margin at left, used with United States 12c Black (17) and tied together by neat "San Francisco Cal. Dec. 21 1860" circular datestamp on cover to Edgartown Mass., clear strike of red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Nov. 26" circular datestamp, stamps also cancelled by pen, 5c has tear at bottom and stains, cover has some mended faults and faint stains

FINE APPEARING MIXED FRANKING OF THE 1853 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III ISSUE AND UNITED STATES 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

Although the second 5c Kamehameha printing arrived in mid-1857, some of the First Printing stamps were used as late as 1860, including on the cover offered here. This was carried on the American bark Comet, which departed Honolulu Nov. 26 and arrived San Francisco Dec. 18. Overland mail from this arrival was postmarked at San Francisco on Dec. 21.

With 2010 P.F. certificate

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