Lot 1457
Hawaii, 1853 Prepaid stampless cover to Paris, France, via San Francisco and New York, small envelope with bold red "Honolulu, *U.S. Postage Paid*, Oct 21" c.d.s., blue San Francisco c.d.s. (1 Dec) and matching PAID, red "New-York Am.Packet" c.d.s. (Jan 8) and French entry c.d.s., red British transit (Jan 21) and Paris receiver (Jan 22), red crayon "28" indicates full U.S. postage prepaid with French "8" (decimes) indicating local delivery charge, light edge toning and tiny tear at top, Fine, a great two ocean cover.
Estimate 6,000 - 8,000
Carried from Hawaii to San Francisco on the steamer George Washington. Fewer than a dozen covers from Hawaii have been recorded with the San Francisco c.d.s. in blue.
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