HAWAII, Forwarded by Starkey Janion & Co., Honolulu Oahu. Clear strike of red oval handstamp on buff cover to Stephen H. Lathrop in Oswego N.Y., well-struck "San Francisco Cal. Oct. 1" (1849) circular datestamp, red manuscript "Ship 42" rate (40c postage plus 2c ship fee), with original four-page letter datelined "August 10th 1849" from American consul Joel Turrill (Lathrop, his Oswego attorney, had taken custody of the Hawaiian resident's daughter for her schooling), no flap but embossed seal with eagle of American Consulate still intact, minor edgewear, Very Fine, a rare example of this forwarder's marking, only eight are recorded in the Gregory book (Vol. III, p. 74), carried on the Caroline, which departed Honolulu Aug. 18, 1849, and arrived San Francisco Sep. 23 (via Lahaina), then by PMSC Oregon and USMSC Ohio via Panama, ex Honolulu Advertiser, with 1996 P.F. certificate

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