Lot 80
13¢ Blue, "H.I. & U.S. Postage" (4), type I, three huge margins and just clear on the fourth side, tied by one of two bold strikes "* Honolulu * U.S Postage Paid Apr. 23" c.d.s. on envelope to Troy, N.Y., red "San Francisco Cal. 16 May" c.d.s. and matching "Paid" and "8" in circle (2¢ ship captain's fee + 6¢ U.S. rate), manuscript "Paid" and sender's instruction "Via San Francisco"; stamp with the usual faults endemic to the fragile paper on which the issue was printed, suberbly restored, an Extremely Fine usage.
Estimate 100,000 - 125,000
Expertization: 2003 P.F. certificate.
Provenance: Harris, Haas
We can surmise from the postmarks, April 23 at Honolulu and May 16 at San Francisco, that this cover was carried on the same ship, the Noble, as was the cover in the preceding lot.
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