Lot
538 
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ Manuscript Surcharge on 13¢ Dark Red, large margins to just clear at bottom, deep color, uncanceled on 1857 buff cover in combination with U.S. 12¢ black (17), nearly four margins, tied by San Francisco encircled grid cancel, matching "San Francisco Cal Oct 5 1857" cds to Hon. D.A. Ogden, Penn Yan N.Y., red "Honolulu, U.S. Postage Paid, Aug 31" cds (HON US34); cover expertly repaired, Very Fine appearance, ex-Seybold (backstamps); with 1977 H.P.S. and 1983 P.F. certificates, signed by Ashbrook. Scott No. 7 $45,000.
A RARE USAGE OF THE 1857 5¢ ON 13¢ PROVISIONAL SURCHARGE ISSUE IN COMBINATION WITH THE UNITED STATES 1851 12¢ ISSUE, THERE ARE ONLY TEN SUCH COMBINATIONS RECORDED BY FRED GREGORY. ONE OF ONLY TWO WITH THE HON US34 CDS.
This cover was carried on the "Fanny Major" the departed Honolulu August 31, 1858 to San Francisco arriving Sep. 24th. From there it was carried on the PMSC "Golden Gate" that departed San Francisco Oct. 5th and arrived in Panama about Oct. 19th. After crossing the isthmus it was carried on the USMSC "Granada" that departed Aspinwall October 20th and arrived in New York on October 29th after a stop at Havana.
The Gregory census lists 18 covers with the 5¢ on 13¢ surcharge, with only ten used with the 12¢ stamp. The 5¢ provisional surcharge was necessary due to a shortage of 5¢ stamps just after the transition from Postmaster Whitney to Jackson. Most were made by Jackson's clerk, Alvah Clark, around the start of 1857. New supplies of the 5¢ stamp (Scott No. 8) were received at the end of June 1857.
References: Meyer-Harris cover #8 in the listing on page 148.
Gregory Census No. 14 (illustrated and described in Volume II, page 57 and census III-53).