Lot 81
12¢ Black, diagonal half used as 6¢ (17a), upper left half, ample margins, used with single Hawaii 5¢ Blue on thick white wove paper (5), ample margins to clear, both tied by fancy segmented cork cancel on front only to Albany, N.Y., red "Honolulu *Hawaiian Islands* Jl,y 3" c.d.s. with matching "12" and magenta manuscript "Ship", bisect disregarded and the transcontinental rate of 6¢ considered unpaid (10¢ + 2¢ ship captain's fee), carried on the ship Boston, which left Honolulu July 4, 1853, portion of contents remain on back along with a note written at a later date: "Honolulu June 25, 1853", making this the earliest known usage of the 5¢ Boston Engraved, Fine.
Estimate 10,000 - 15,000
Expertization: 1997 P.F. Certificate.
Provenance: Caspary, Peitsch
A unique mixed franking and one of only two known bisects from Hawaii, the other being on a small piece.
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