Lot 1525
Hawaii, 1893, 2¢ rose vermilion, black overprint, used with 1¢ blue, red overprint (54) and 2¢ brown, red overprint (56), all tied by "Honolulu, H.I. May 23, 1893" duplex strikes on cover to H.S. Crocker at San Francisco Cal., May 31st arrival backstamp, Very Fine.Scott No. 65 Estimate $300 - 400.
THIS IS THE EARLIEST KNOWN USE OF THE 1¢ BLUE, 2¢ BROWN AND 2¢ VERMILION 1893 OVERPRINT ISSUE.
The 1893 overprints were issued on May 20, 1893, and this cover is dated only three days later to famed collector Henry Crocker.
Realized: $575