Lot
3231 
Hawaii, 1866, 5¢ blue, in combination with United States 1867, 10¢ Green, E. Grill (89), natural wide s.e., both tied by circle of wedges cancels & Hawaii adhesive tied by light target cancel, incorrectly struck with black "Honolulu Hawaiian Islands, Aug. 7" (ca. 1868) cds (for unpaid postage) and "San Francisco, Cal., Aug. 19" transit datestamp on bright yellow cover to Reading, Mich., clear strike of magenta oval "Hawaiian Steam Service" handstamp, a few sealed tears at top edge of cover do not affect stamps, Very Fine, ex-Knapp and Honolulu Advertiser; with 1976 P.F. certificate. Scott Nos. 32 Estimate $1,000 - 1,500.
A BEAUTIFUL AND RARE MIXED-FRANKING COVER WITH THE HAWAIIAN 5¢ KAMEHAMEHA ISSUE, U.S. 1868 10¢ GRILLED ISSUE AND "HAWAIIAN STEAM SERVICE" OVAL.
The 5¢ stamp paid the internal Hawaiian postage, and the 10¢ stamp paid the Pacific Mail Steamship Company contract mail rate from Hawaii to the U.S. The Honolulu post office occasionally used the "Hawaiian-Islands" datestamp in black instead of the "U.S. Postage Paid" in red when postmarking PMSS Co. contract mail.
Realized: $2,300