Lot
1143 
Hawaii, Coll. 8.50 A.M., purple straight line handstamp (MH 752 var.) on reverse of cover to Marysville, Cal., franked with 1894, 5¢ rose lake (76), tied by "Honolulu, H.I., May 3, 1897" duplex postmark, with lengthy original enclosure and contemporary newspaper clipping listing the foreign mail steamers arriving by date; some cover edge wear, otherwise Very Fine, the Second Known Example of This Collection Handstamp Bearing a "8:50 A.M." Date. Estimate $300 - 400.
According to Fred Gregory's website Post Office in Paradise, this collection mark is known bearing either a 10:10A.M. or a 3:50P.M. date. This marking with a 8:50A.M. date is the second one to be recognized.