Lot 86
12¢ Black (69), tied by cogwheel cancel of San Francisco on patriotic from Hawaii to New York, uncommon small Eagle and Shield design in gold, red and blue, with caption, red "Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid Jan 14" c.d.s. and Feb. 12, 1863 double circle San Francisco postmark, neat docketing at lower left; cover slightly reduced at right, Very Fine usage.
Estimate 7,500 - 10,000
Provenance: Paliafito, Haas
Civil War patriotics used from Hawaii are extraordinarily rare. An example in the Honolulu Advertiser Collection has an identical design, which suggests these envelopes were on sale in Honolulu.
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| Realized $10,500 |
