Lot 1046
Hawaii, Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid" July 28, red c.d.s. on re-rated cloth-lined envelope to Boston, carried by the Francis Palmer, red pencil "13" struck over by "Paid" handstamp, "22c" written next to it (10c x 2 + 2c ship captain's fee) with San Francisco c.d.s. at lower left, 1855 docketing indicates this was sent by Samuel Castle at Honolulu, Very Fine.
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Provenance: Rust, Pietsch
Samuel Northrup Castle arrived in Honolulu in 1837 as part of the 8th Company of American Missionaries. Along with his partner Amos Cooke, he founded the company Castle & Cooke, which began as a Honolulu store in 1851. As one of the Big Five companies, they invested heavily in the islands' sugar industry, eventually acquiring both the Dole Food and the Standard Fruit Companies.
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