Lot 1056
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper (8), horizontal pair, margins all around to barely touching at bottom right, left stamp uncancelled, right tied by red "Honolulu Hawaiian-Islands Dec. 31" c.d.s. on cover to Salem, Oregon, clear "San Francisco Cal. Jan. 19, 1860" c.d.s. at lower left, blue pencil "8" at upper right (double local 3c rate from S.F. + 2c ship fee), cover with some toned spots, left stamp with small gum stain, still Very Fine.
Estimate $7,500 - 10,000
A VERY RARE AND IMPORTANT DOUBLE RATE COVER, A USAGE ABSENT FROM MANY HAWAIIAN COLLECTIONS.
Provenance: Croker, Pietsch
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| Realized $10,500 |
