Sale 1179 — United States and Possessions

Sale Date — Tuesday, 27 March, 2018

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Category — U.S. Possessions: Hawaii, Missionaries thru Kamehameha III Issues

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Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
2789
c
Sale 1179, Lot 2789, U.S. Possessions: Hawaii, Missionaries thru Kamehameha III IssuesHAWAII, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Four margins, fresh and bright color, used with United States 1859 10c Green, Ty. V (35), top right corner nicked and small tear at top, both stamps tied by "San Francisco Cal. Sep. 30, 1861" double-circle datestamp on cover to Durham N.H., red "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands Sep. 7" circular datestamp, bold "SHIP" straightline and blue crayon "2" cents due for ship fee, Oct. 25, 1861 docketing

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. AN EXTREMELY RARE COMBINATION OF THE HAWAIIAN 1857 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA AND UNITED STATES 10-CENT 1859 ISSUE.

This was carried on the American bark Comet which departed Honolulu Sep. 9, 1861 and arrived San Francisco Sep. 29. Mail was postmarked in San Francisco on Sep. 30 for carriage via Panama. Hawaii/United States mixed frankings with the 1857 5c Kamehameha issue are nearly always found in combination with a U.S. 12c stamp. This unusual combination with a 10c stamp left a deficiency of the ship fee, so 2c was due from the recipient.

Ex Caspary and Plass. Raymond H. Weill backstamp. With 1966 (copy) and 2001 P.F. certificates

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