Lot
14 
"Forwarded by Gilman & Co., Lahaina", red truncated box handstamp on November 30, 1855 illustrated packing slip for Capt. Daniel Tucker of the Ship Montezuma for carriage on the Bark Louisa from Lahaina to New Bedford Mass.; slip torn vertically through marking and hinged, marking enhanced with red pencil, Fine, ex-Van Dyke. Estimate $750 - 1,000.
ONE OF TWO RECORDED STRIKES OF THIS GILMAN & CO. LAHAINA FORWARDERS HANDSTAMP.
The two recorded strikes:
1. 1855 Nov. 29, red strike on reverse of packing slip, ex-Advertiser, currently in the Malmgren collection.
2. 1855 Nov. 30, red strike on reverse of packing slip, the example offered here.
References: Illustrated as listing example in Fred Gregory's Hawaii Foreign Mail to 1870 on proof. III-68, no. 14.
Realized: $1,100