Lot 143
Forwarded by/H.T. Fitch./Honolulu, red handstamp in octagon frame on cover to New Bedford, Mass. with matching straightline BARK FRACIS PALMER, clear strike of San Francisco 20 Dec. c.d.s. and matching "SHIP 12", the recipient's note at lower left indicates this originated in Samoa: "Capt. Fuller Navigator Islands- July 18/55. Recd Jan. 7 1856" Wm. C. Fuller was captain of the whaler Ocean, which left New Bedford May 27, 1853 and returned June 29, 1856. John Thornton, the addressee, was the ship's owner. Privately carried "per First Vessel" to Honolulu, it was given to H.T. Fitch who placed it on the Francis Palmer which left Honolulu Dec. 1, 1855, arriving in S.F. Dec. 14th. Very Fine, a handsome usage, particularly with the Samoan and ship associations. The misspelled handstamp is considered the rarest of the Francis Palmer markings.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
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