Sale 1045 — The Steven C. Walske Collection of Hawaiian Postal History

Sale Date — Tuesday, 25 June, 2013

Category — Second Treaty Period: Stampless Covers

Lot
Symbol
Photo/Description
Cat./Est. Value
Realized
21
c
Sale 1045, Lot 21, Second Treaty Period: Stampless CoversHAWAII, Mackie, Anthon & Co. March 20, 1855 folded letter from Hamburg to Krull & Moll in Honolulu, with manuscript directive “Care of Messr. Mackie & Anthon Honolulu”, red manuscript “3/2” (3sh2p) and orange red London “Paid” datestamp, also directed to “Messr Bandmann, Nielsen & Co. San Francisco California,” black “Paid” handstamp of San Francisco, docketing indicates June 5 receiving date, merchant’s blue oval handstamp in corner, file notes in pencil at bottom, some internal splits reinforced, Very Fine, scarce, carried on the Collins Line’s Baltic (Liverpool Mar. 24, New York Apr. 6), Grenada (New York Apr. 17, Havana Apr. 22), El Dorado (Havana Apr. 23, Aspinwall Apr. 28), John L. Stephens (Panama May 3, San Francisco May 18), Vaquero (San Francisco May 23, Honolulu June 5), ex Honolulu Advertiser and Kramer

E. 750-1,000
1,400