Lot
2144 
Hawaii, Waiahole, Oahu, Apr 3, 1889, clear full strike of purple cds (282.023, 1RRRR) on 1882, 1¢ postal card to Chicago, Ill., uprated with 1883, 1¢ green and tied by matching target handstamps, "Honolulu, H.I., Apr 5, 1889" cds and partial red San Francisco transit postmark, Very Fine and choice. Scott No. 42+UX1 Estimate $3,000 - 4,000.
THE FINER OF TWO ON COVER EXAMPLES OF THE WAIAHOLE POSTMARK.
Prior to the discovery of this postal card, only a June 5th 1889 postal card with the uprate stamp missing and a off cover stamp were the only known examples. The off-cover stamp sold in our Gary Peters Collection of Hawaii sale (Sale 65, 3/18/16) for $2,800 hammer.
Realized: $8,500