Sale 1230 — U.S. and Hawaii Stamps and Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday-Friday, 15-18 December, 2020

Category — Hawaii: Later Issues and Group Lots

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
1444
c
Sale 1230, Lot 1444, Hawaii: Later Issues and Group LotsHAWAII, 1875, 12c Black (36). Tied by target cancel on buff cover to Riverhead N.Y., with 3pp original enclosure dated variously "At sea D=Sunday Jan. 3rd 1876" and also "Sunday Feb. 13th", first letter notes left Hawaii on Dec. 8 and mentions trading and a stop at the Marquesas Islands, last talks about returning to Hawaii, red "San Francisco Mar 27" circular datestamp, opened a bit roughly at right, U.S. 3c stamp tied by circle of V's may not have served any postal purpose, Fine and unusual

E. 300-400
425