Lot
1266 
Hawaii, 1857, 5¢ blue, thin white paper, ample margins to just in at top right, pencil tied, red "Honolulu Hawaiian Island Mar 1" postmark on yellow cover to Cambridgeport, Mass., carried by the George Washington to San Francisco Cal., "San Francisco, Cal, Mar 17, 1862" double-circle arrival, bold "Ship" and "12" due handstamp; small cover edge flaws, Fine and rare, ex-Emerson, Aall. Scott No. 8; $2,800 Estimate $750 - 1,000.
There are few examples reported with a Hawaiian adhesive stamp and without a U.S. stamp, possibly a use from a smaller office.
Realized: $1,150