Lot 1493
Hawaii "Late Letter Mail/ Honolulu", Very Fine strike on cover to New Orleans, La., 1 Jun 1885; franked with two 5¢ ultramarine (39) target canceled; backstamped San Francisco (8 Jun) and New Orleans (13 Jun); one stamp damaged, cover opened roughly at right, Fine and exceedingly rare. Gregory rarity factor 1RRR, precedes by two weeks the previous earliest recorded usage (15 Jun), and the only recorded use to the U.S..
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Provenance: Coleman Estate, Dibble
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