Lot 3223
Honolulu * U.S. Postage Paid * Mar. 15, bold strike of red c.d.s. on small 1856 cover to Brooklyn N.Y., full "San Francisco Cal. 21 Apr" c.d.s. struck twice with matching "Paid 12" handstamp, with original 1856-dated enclosure, some slight overall toning and wear, Very Fine strike.
Estimate 750 - 1,000
Enclosure is a 4-page family letter that mentions having to get firewood by going "up a mountain about 2 miles and then finding nothing but small birches some 6 or 12 inches through & about 6 feet long which we call wood"; also mentions the "school at Punahou".
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| Realized $2,400 |
