HAWAII, 1857, 5c Blue, Thin White Wove (8). Three clear to ample margins, barely in at top, faint pre-use crease, used with United States 1851 12c Black (17) with full corner sheet margins, guideline and position dots, large at bottom, touched at right, both stamps tied by "San Francisco Cal. May 5, 1859" circular datestamp on buff cover addressed to Charles Wilcox at Harwinton Conn., in the hand of his father, the missionary Abner Wilcox, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Apr. 12" circular datestamp applied before 12c stamp was affixed

VERY FINE AND CHOICE COVER. PROBABLY THE ONLY UNITED STATES AND HAWAIIAN MIXED FRANKING WITH A CORNER COPY OF THE 12-CENT 1851 ISSUE.

Carried on the American Bark Frances Palmer, departing Honolulu April 14, 1859 and arriving San Francisco May 1. Mail from this sailing was postmarked on May 5 for carriage to the East Coast via Panama.

Ex Krug and Bilden. With 1963 P.F. certificate.

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