Lot 1201
1851, 1¢ blue, type II (7, 13), plate 2, horizontal pair, delicate shade, right stamp has double transfer in bottom label, with 10¢ green type I (13) horizontal pair, both with large margins on three sides, touched or just in on the other, tied by "San Francisco Cal./5 May" c.d.s. on blue linen envelope to Brooklyn, light partially legible "Honolulu/U.S. Postage Paid/April 8" origin c.d.s. in red, the 1¢ has small horizontal scissors cut in margin at lower right and 10¢ has slightly faulty top right corner well clear of design both of no consequence to this rare double rate franking (2 cents ship letter and 20 cents transcontinental).
Estimate 5,000 - 7,500
AN EXCEEDINGLY RARE HAWAIIAN USAGE, PLUS THE UNIQUE USAGE OF THE 10¢ TYPE I ON A COVER ORIGINATING FROM HAWAII.
Expertization: 1999 P.F. Certificate, signed Ashbrook.
Provenance: Caspary, Honolulu Advertiser, Tito
This letter was probably carried on the "Fanny Major" from Hawaii to San Francisco.
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