Lot
135 
(Maui) Huelo, orange straightline handstamp (205, 1RRRR) ties 1882, 5¢ ultramarine, also cancelled by target cancel, on cover to Honolulu, Siskiyou County, Cal., reverse with Honolulu H.I. 5 Mar 1886" cds (MH 234.62), red San Francisco Pd. All (4.17) transit and partial light blue arrival cds; faults including light cover toning, back and front separated, Fine. Scott No. 39 Estimate $2,000 - 3,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED STRIKES OF THE STRIKING ORANGE "HUELO" STRAIGHTLINE POSTMARK, THIS BEING THE ONLY ON COVER EXAMPLE.
Huelo, Hana District, meaning "tail" was a village and steamer landing on the North Coast of East Maui. The post office is known to have operated 1884-1900 with Postmasters: W. Turner (1884-1892), J. R. Smythe (1892-1894), A. H. Crook (1895) and M. Mattson (1895-1900). Stamp sales in 1884-1885 were about $72 annually and the postmaster was allotted an annual salary of $25. Stamp sales were unrecorded in 1898, but the postmaster was paid a salary of $5.
Realized: $3,000