Lot 2148
Hawaii, E. W. Holdsworth., Honolulu, two-line handstamp on flap of 1893 registered wrapper to Colchester, England bearing 25¢ dark violet, red ovpt (64) tied by four-ring cancel, two strikes of red "Honolulu, Hawaii, Sep 4, 1893" cds (273.01, scarcity 2) with matching "R" registry and "A.R." return receipt handstamps, red London Registered entry postmark also ties stamp, Colchester (10.4) arrival backstamp, Very Fine and rare registered wrapper use.Peters-Uota No. EWH-HS-1 Estimate $500 - 750.
Wrapper usage probably prepaid for five-times the 2¢ second-class rate for each 2 ounces plus 10¢ registry and 5¢ return receipt fees. E.W. Holdsworth was the designer of the 1894-99 Hawaiian Pictorial Issues.
Realized: $1,100