HAWAII, 1861, 5c Blue, Thin Bluish Wove, Line Through “Honolulu” (9a). Position 2, large margins to ample, small tear at bottom right and light horizontal crease at top, used with United States 1861 12c Black (69), pulled perf at top right and tiny surface scrape, both stamps left Hawaii uncancelled, red “Honolulu U.S. Postage Paid May 16” circular datestamp at left, stamps cancelled and tied by cogwheel and “San Francisco Cal. Jun. 3, 1863” double-circle datestamp on cover to Miss Olive Rowland, Perry O., with original enclosure datelined “Hana April 26th 1863”, barely reduced at right, gently cleaned

VERY FINE APPEARANCE. THIS IS THE ONLY REPORTED COVER BEARING THE 1861 5-CENT KAMEHAMEHA III THIRD PRINTING WITH THE LINE THROUGH “HONOLULU” VARIETY.

This cover was carried on the Yankee, which departed Honolulu May 16, 1863, and arrived in San Francisco June 3.

Fred Gregory’s census of Scott 9 covers, available at http://www.hawaiianstamps.com/latetreatys9.html , records a total of 50 examples of Scott 9 on cover. This is the only cover with the 5c Kamehameha III Third Printing Line through “Honolulu” variety.

Ex Kramer. With 2003 P.F. certificate.

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