Lot 83
3¢ Rose red (11), horizontal pair, margins to cutting, tied by "San Francisco Cal. 16 May" c.d.s. on ca. 1854 cover from Hawaii to New Bedford, Mass., nice clear strike of "BARK 'FANNY MAJOR'" straightline and bold "R. Coady & co./Commission/Merchants/Honolulu,/H.I." in circle, additional "Forwarded By/G.B. Post & Co./San Francisco" octagon handstamp; pair with small corner crease at upper left, cover with small restoration to corners at lower left and upper right; Fine.
Estimate 4,000 - 5,000
A VERY EARLY EXAMPLE OF THIS PRIVATE SHIP MARKING.
Provenance: Emerson
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