Lot
3035 
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, full margins to clear, bright color, used with United States 1851 12¢ black (17), full margins to touched at left, bold red "Honolulu*U.S. Postage Paid*June 27" cds on 1857 buff cover to Miss Maria M. Smith in Princeton Ill., stamps uncancelled at Honolulu, tied by "San Francisco, Cal. Jul 20, 1857" cds; cover repaired mostly in corners and stains removed, Very Fine appearance, ex-Krug, Golden; signed Ashbrook on reverse, with 1959 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 8 $9,000.
ACCORDING TO FRED GREGORY, THIS MIXED-FRANKING COVER FROM HAWAII IS THE EARLIEST RECORDED USE OF THE 1857 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA III SECOND PRINTING ON THIN WHITE WOVE PAPER, AND THE LATEST USE OF THE "HONOLULU*U.S. POSTAGE PAID" CDS.
This cover was carried on the schooner "Vaquero" that departed Honolulu June 27th 1857 with two mail bags datestamped at Honolulu on June 27th. It returned with a broken mast and sailed again on June 30th with additional mail. It is interesting to note that five of the recorded 5¢ on 13¢ surcharge covers were carried on this mail voyage. The "Vaquero" arrived in San Francisco on July 16th, and mail for Panama was datestamped on July 20th.
Realized: $3,000