Lot
2652 
Hawaii, Aloha Nui, "Cocoanut Island, Hilo - Hawaii." and "Beach at Hilo, Hawaii", two cards, both with scuff in address, first with 2¢ rose (81) tied by "Honolulu. H.I. Mar 13, 1898" duplex to New Bedford Mass., bottom edge tear and some creasing; second with 2¢ brown (75) tied by "Honolulu, H.I. Feb 21, 1899" duplex to Oakland Cal.; scuff in picture, Fine and scarce pair. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $475
Lot
2653
Hawaii, Forwarded by J.D. Spreckels & Bros. Company, Shipping and Commission Merchants, San Francisco, Cal., large purple oval forwarders handstamp and matching "S.S. MOANA" straightline (Gregory unlisted, 1RRRR) on U.S. 5¢ blue entire cancelled by "Honolulu, H.I." cds to Honolulu, Hawaii, additional purple "Consignee's Letters" handstamp at top left, reverse with partial Honolulu "Jul 29, 1897" duplex arrival; small edge tear, F.-V.F. Estimate $600 - 800.
THIS IS THE ONLY RECORDED EXAMPLE OF THE J.D. SPRECKELS & BROS. "S.S. MOANA" STRAIGHTLINE SHIP HANDSTAMP.
Lot
2654
Hawaii, 1917 Hawaii Prisoner of War S.M.S. "Geier" Mail, blue straight line handstamp on legal size cover addressed to the Oahu Railway & Land Co. in Honolulu, with entered the mails with "Schofield Barracks, Hawaii, Mar 16, 1917" cds; couple edge tears, still Very Fine, a rare prisoner of war cover from German ship interned in Honolulu. Estimate $500 - 750.
SMS "Geier" was an unprotected cruiser of the Bussard class built for the German Imperial Navy (Kaiserliche Marine) and commissioned in 1895. "Geier" was still en route to the German base in Tsingtao when war broke out in Europe in August 1914. She slipped out of still-neutral British Singapore days before Britain declared war on Germany and crossed the central Pacific in an attempt to link up with Maximilian von Spee's East Asia Squadron. While at sea, she captured one British freighter, but did not sink her. In need of engine repairs and coal, "Geier" put into the neutral United States port at Honolulu, Hawaii in October 1914, where she was eventually interned. After the American entrance into the war in April 1917, the US Navy seized "Geier" and commissioned her as USS "Schurz" and placed her on convoy duty.
Realized: $950
Lot
2655
Hawaii, Wells, Fargo & Co.'s Express, Paid, brown Hawaiian frank on 5¢ Garfield (U223) entire addressed to Mess. Claus Spreckels & Co. at Honolulu, canceled by violet "Wells, Fargo & Co., San Francisco, Feb 26, 1889" company oval date stamp; slightly rough opening at left, F.-V.F. and scarce use. Meyer-Harris No. 343. Estimate $300 - 400.
Realized: $800