Lot 205
New York, N.Y. (FX-NY1a (iii)), on 1895 fumigated cover from Honolulu, Hawaii to Colaba, Bombay, India, 1¢ entire (U1) uprated with 17¢ postge (33, 37, 52C, 58) tied by magenta target cancels and postmarked matching Honolulu c.d.s., Sep 30, 1895, and "Registered Hawaii P.O." in large "R", backstamped San Francisco (Oct 9), New York (Oct 15), Sea Post Office (Nov 5) & Colaba (Nov 10); upper left & lower right corners snipped off to fumigate the contents. F.-V.F.
Estimate 1,000 - 1,500
A cholera epidemic struck Honolulu in August and September of 1895 killing 64 people.
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