Lot 540 o
Hawaii, 1864, 2¢ Rose Vermilion, radiant color, cancelled by bold "Kapoho" manuscript postmark (801, 1RRRR), Very Fine.Scott No. 31 Estimate $1,500 - 2,000.
ONE OF ONLY TWO RECORDED "KAPOHO" MANUSCRIPT POSTMARKS, THE ONLY OTHER EXAMPLE WAS RECORDED IN THE DAVEY TOWN CANCEL COLLECTION.
Kapoho meaning "the depression" [Pukui] or "chalk" [Davey] was an unofficial letter collection point in the Puna District during the period 1862-1865.
Realized: $1,800