Lot
2151 
Hawaii, Honolulu, Hawaiian-Islands, Dec 26, black cds on reverse of 1868 cover to New Bedford Mass. with upper right corner cutout with 5¢ blue (32) replacement and bearing U.S. 3¢ rose (65) strip of four tied by bold quartered corks duplexed with "San Francisco Cal Jan 8" cds, red "Hawaiian Steam Service" oval handstamp at lower right, red crayon "Via Panama" directive, "New Bedford docketed "Honolulu, Dec 9 1868" and "Recd 1/26.69", Fine. Gregory No. HON HI35 Estimate $300 - 400.
Cover carried on 14th contract trip by NPTC "Idaho" from Honolulu Dec. 26th to San Francisco arriving Jan. 8th. Entered the mails with San Francisco Jan. 8th duplex for forwarding via Panama.
References: Illustrated as census #71 in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 on III-25.
Realized: $230